Priya Ragu

EN

Someone as unique as Priya Ragu only comes around once in a generation. Ragu was born and raised in Switzerland following her parents' escape from the Sri Lankan civil war in the early eighties. The Tamil-Swiss artist approaches her music with an extraordinary life experience, a globally focused creative vision and a way of translating music that’s genuinely incomparable. 

Priya’s music isn’t like any R&B you’ve heard before. Imagine Kehlani, Summer Walker or Snoh Aalegra suffused with South Indian instrumentation and you’re in the ballpark of the wonder, the profound magic of Priya’s brilliantly beguiling music. Produced by her brother, Japhna Gold, and written entirely by Priya and her brother, the music is bathed in the sounds of their tail heritage, from stunning Kollywood samples and Krishna mantras to traditional tabla and the Tamil language itself. 

“I’m so proud of my heritage, my parents, my people,” says Priya. “I want to create amazing music. I want to leave behind meaningful songs and a real cultural impact. I want to make South Asian people proud.”

NO

Priya Ragu er en unik artist som bare inntreffer én gang hver ny generasjon. Som sveitsisk-født tamiler er musikken preget av en svært usedvanlig livshistorie og en formidlingsevne som ikke er til å gjenskape.

Musikken er ikke som noe av R&Ben du har hørt før. Forestill deg Kehlani, Summer Walker eller Snoh Aalegra flettet inn i et sør-indisk arrangement med Kollywood (fellesbetegnelse for tamilsk og indisk kino); da befinner du deg på riktig sted.