{"id":60434,"date":"2021-03-27T15:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T15:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=60434"},"modified":"2021-03-27T15:38:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T15:38:05","slug":"m-i-a-elsz-navz-pritt-and-other-sri-lankan-tamil-indie-artists-you-need-to-listen-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/m-i-a-elsz-navz-pritt-and-other-sri-lankan-tamil-indie-artists-you-need-to-listen-now\/","title":{"rendered":"M.I.A., Elsz, Navz, Pritt and other Sri Lankan Tamil indie artists you need to listen now"},"content":{"rendered":"

M.I.A., Elsz, Navz, Pritt and other Sri Lankan Tamil indie artists you need to listen now<\/span><\/h1>\n

If you are new to the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora music scene, we\u2019ve made a starter-list for you with song recommendations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you are into Tamil indie music, thanks to Arivu and Dhee’s ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ that has already become 2021’s anthem, now is a great time for you to discover a whole world of independent Tamil musicians from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora too. Theirs is a style that\u2019s distinct, very much like the Sri Lankan Tamil language itself. Coming from a space laden with inter-cultural influences, the music that\u2019s being made by these women of colour stands apart among western pop and rap music.<\/span><\/p>\n

While it’s difficult to blanket them under a single style, these young women have their own stories of struggle packed into the music that they create, delivering it with soul and at the same time drawing sharp attention to the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora.<\/span><\/p>\n

From identity politics to bullying, love and war, their music encompasses a wide range of topics. If you are unfamiliar with the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora music scene, we\u2019ve made a starter-list for you with brilliant women musicians and song recommendations.<\/span><\/p>\n

M.I.A.<\/span><\/h3>\n

It is inconceivable for this list to start without Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, known by her stage names Mathangi, Maya and M.I.A. She is undoubtedly the explosion in the music scene that made way for many others to come. M.I.A. isn\u2019t just the average musician with billboard topping songs but a sensation who pioneered indie music from this part of the world in the early internet era, a fashion icon and a visual artist with an eclectic style. She’s also an activist who has been drawing the world\u2019s attention to Sri Lanka, her homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n

M.I.A. was propelled to fame with the release of her debut album ‘Arular’ in 2005. Through her works, M.I.A. has discussed a wide range of topics from political violence to identity politics, to even the perils of the digital age. There is a lot to discuss on M.I.A.\u2019s music and her activism but we\u2019ll keep it short. In a 2018 interview with\u00a0The Atlantic<\/a>, M.I.A. had spoken about her art, politics and activism. \u201cIt\u2019s a luxury not to be political in your work. If I lived in the land of marshmallows with unicorns flying around, that is what my art would be about. But unfortunately, what I know is what I know. And that\u2019s what I make work about,\u201d she had remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n

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