Tag Posts: tamil
Tamil Diaspora Music: Vaanu And Her Flying Dodos
After 1727, waves of Tamil immigrants entered Mauritius from Southern India. The first to arrive were merchants and masons during the French rule, followed by a wave of labourers brought in during the British period to work their sugar cane plantations. Today, the island nation is home to roughly 115,000 Tamilians, who have established a […]
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Unheard Tamil Voices amplifed through Asian American students at the University of Michigan
My name is Sivanthy Vasanthan and I am a third year student at the University of Michigan! I am studying Sociology with a concentration in Law, Justice and Social Change. I am part of a Humans of New York style project called Uncover: A/PIA which shares the stories of Asian American and Pacific Islander Americans […]
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Tommy Genesis: The half-Tamil, half-Swedish, Queen of the underground Hip-Hop scene
The new Queen of the underground Hip-Hop scene is what some in the industry are calling her. The half-Tamil, half-Swedish, Vancouver born “Tommy Genesis” is a Calvin Klein model, visual artist and self-described “Fetish rapper”! Discovered through the internet by “Father”, the founder of Atlanta based Awful Records. Tommy joined the rap collective releasing her debut solo album “World Vision” through the […]
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A.R. Rahman’s Tamil hit Balleilakka performed by National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Milapfest
A.R. Rahman’s 2007 Tamil hit ‘Balleilakka’ from the Kollywood blockbuster ‘Sivaji: The Boss’ has been enthusiastically adopted by choirs worldwide through this arrangement for Earthsongs by Ethan Sperry. The latest, a vibrant music video featuring the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain & the Indian percussion ensemble TARANG, also from the UK. With splashes of colour […]
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Lumoid founder Aarthi Ramamurthy makes list of America’s 50 Most Influential Women
A list of America’s 50 Most Influential Women by the lifestyle publication Marie Claire features 32-year-old Aarthi Ramamurthy as one of their movers, shakers and rule breakers! Aarthi Ramamurthy is the founder and CEO of Lumoid, a YCombinator-backed Silicon Valley startup, that provides a try-before-you-buy rental service for consumer electronics. Lumoid originally offered rentals for […]
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