Led by our first contemporary vocals Fellow Karthik Ramasubramanian, this is a new-age folk twist to a classic composition by Subramanya Bharathi​. Ably supported with Gujarati folk vocals by Milap Rane, keys by Santosh Baynes, violin by Sushmitha Ravikumar, djembe and cajon by Vivek Ramanan, mridangam and ghatam by Ananth Kumar and flute by Chethan Anant. Check out this wonderful collaboration by these musicians from different cities in USA and India! Bharathiyar is a legendary freedom fighter and a famous Tamil poet. This composition Paayum Oli is a romantic piece written and composed by him for his wife Chellamma. This is an attempt to infuse a folk element to the usually classicized style of Bharathiyar, with Tamil and Gujarati folk flavors in this new-age arrangement. The theme is the video is red meaning his favorite line - rowdhiram pazhagu (practise anger) here becomes kadhal pazhagu (practise love) To participate in such productions, apply at indianraga.com/fellowship or write a mail to info@indianraga.com IndianRaga brings together the best musicians and dancers across 60 international cities to collaborate on high quality music videos viewed by millions of people globally. The genres we work with are rooted in Indian classical performing arts and include Carnatic music (South Indian classical music), Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), semi-classical music, contemporary and fusion music, Indian classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, and also ballet, tap, contemporary dance. Our productions also include a wide range of instruments including mridangam, tabla, sitar, violin, flute/bansuri, veena, ghatam, and new-age categories like music arrangement and production with EDM, Trap, Pop amongst others. Our most popular innovations include classical cover songs, a cappella, mashups and remixes of the latest viral pop hits in both western and Indian music. Anyone can apply to join our collaborations, and you can visit www.indianraga.com for more details and application process. #indianraga

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