The Carnatic hip hop wave is rising, and the mridangam is at the centre of it
The HinduIn the musical world, Scarborough conjures up images of Simon, Garfunkel, and those four most melodious herbs. They sounded similar to grooves in Adi talam, Rupaka talam…” says the 21-year-old, who calls his sound a combination of Carnatic music, Tamil film music and hip hop. “I didn’t want to come in with the traditional approach of Carnatic music,” says Viveick. “We want to show how versatile Carnatic music is,” days Mahesh Raghvan, of Carnatic 2.0, the group that blends Carnatic music with “whatever is fresh, anything to do with pop culture, electronic music, and hip hop.” Their experiments led them to writing ‘Mylapore Rap’ last year. “Learning Carnatic music for four to five years also gives you a good foundation for whatever genre you want to try next,” says Mahesh.
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