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The past 12 months has been spectacular for 35 year-old Priya Ragu. We have witnessed a meteoric rise since her signing with Warner Records in October 2020. The Tamil-Swiss artist makes uplifting R&B with her brother and music producer Japhna Gold. In quick succession she has released Good Love 2.0, Chicken Lemon Rice and most recently […]

Tamil Nadu based MK Muziq is gearing up for the release of his debut independent Ep, a mix of 6 English & Tamil songs. Hailing from Tirunelveli in southern Tamil Nadu and raised in Abu Dhabi, Muthu Kumar aka MK Muziq started making music in 2018. Speaking to Thamarai, the professional sound engineer said ‘since […]

Article updated with music video on 4th June 2021 Those of you who have been following the Sri Lankan edition of Voice teens (a franchise of the international television format) would be familiar with the energetic and powerful Sri Lankan Tamil vocalist Madhuvy Vaithialingam, a popular finalist from the show. Her performances in Tamil, Sinhala […]

Plaster is the brand new Tamil pop single from Canada’s nXt – Sister Duo, produced by Toronto based music producer Steve Cliff. With close to 100,000 followers on Instagram, the Tamil sisters from Canada amassed their following creating vibrant and fun mashups of hit English, Tamil, Malayalam and Spanish songs. Some these have reached millions […]

Introducing 9 Grader Nord, a Tamil folk rock band from Bergen, Norway. The band was founded by flute-duo sisters Mira and Dipha Hiruchelvam, who were later joined by Jakob Sønnesyn on bass and Jakob Sisselson Hamre on cajón. 9 Grader Nord’s sound is a mix of flamenco, baila, carnatic, Indian cinema music and jazz. Their […]

Introducing Suppiah, a Tamil artist from Holland who is ready to set the South Asian music scene alight. Suppiah was born and raised in the Netherlands and hails from Sri Lanka. Signed to Kamal Raja’S BZ Bollywood Zone, Suppiah features on Kamal’s latest single Nasty alongside Chi Chi.  Nasty incorporates Arabic, French, Punjabi and Tamil. […]

Ask any restauranteur, starting a new establishment is hard work. What’s even more difficult is launching a restaurant during a global pandemic. However that didn’t deter British Tamil entrepreneurs Lavanya and Haran Thurairajah, the husband and wife team behind South London’s latest go-to hotspot Copper Ceylon. Haran and Lavanya have been active members of the […]

Something to look forward to when restaurants reopen – Tamil Nadu cuisine at the Grand Cholan, located in London Docklands. London’s Grand Cholan opened in September 2020 and like others in the hospitality industry are doing their upmost to keep afloat. The restaurant currently boasts a variety of regional dishes from across South and North […]

Following in the footsteps of Romesh Ranganathan, Aziz Ansari & Mindy Kaling, three prominent Tamils who have broken through into the mainstream comedy scene, is London based new-comer Sindhu Vee. City banker turned stand-up comedienne Sindhu Venkatanarayanan is embarking on her solo UK tour titled Sandhog, where she will perform at 39 shows across the […]

This summer there are three unmissable events in Toronto where you can sample the delights of Tamil food & culture from Sri Lanka & South India. Everything from traditional curries prepared using recipes handed down by grandmothers from Tamil Nadu in Southern India, right through to Kothu Roti, a popular street-food from Batticaloa on Sri […]