The Isai Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the Isai Podcast! For Episode 49, we have Renjith Unni - The voice behind the most sensational 'covid-time hits'. When the world was in chaos - his songs came to rescue. He is the voice behind Jimikki kammal and many greats songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi etc. He started composing as an act of passion, which drove him to take an yet another feat in h...

For Episode 48, we have Ramkumar Kanakarajan, again. Ramkumar discusses how drumming itself was a costly business and for that matter, all instruments were. Now, as we evolve many companies started making affordable kits. The conversation also steers into sorkkattukkal and time signatures. Watch the whole episode to know how he drummed for AR Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, Sean Roldan, Sid Sriram, Sakthi...

For Episode 47, we have Ramkumar Kanakarajan. Officially the first instrumentalist to get featured on our podcast. The stalwart drummer of today's music scene - magnificence entwined with kindness. He has a plethora of bands and is a part of a plethora of bands - Ufff. His presence roars. Apart from being a fantastic live drummer, he is also a rhythm programmer, who has worked with Sean Roldon...

For Episode 46, we have Sterlin Nithya, again. She talks about how music education in India is and how to understand the grammar of music. She discusses social media presence and how a scratch should be understood. She discusses all her projects and the difficulties women go through in the industry. Delve into part 2 to know more about Sterlin and her work. Welcome to "The Isai Podcast,"...

For Episode 45, we have Sterlin Nithya, a music director and a music producer from a place you would never expect. She came into the industry with nothing but intuition in music and learnt her way through all hardships. Being a woman means, being marginalised for just being a woman and being a woman in music means, one is doubly marginalised - or may be triply? She teaches music - piano, theory et...

For Episode 44, we have Sinduri Vishal again - If you watched the previous episode, you would have understood how the industry works with respect to choosing singers and the right key that would help them sing. This episode is another fun session, where Sinduri discusses the problems of emotions and attachment to art itself. If you delve into the episode, you will know more about Sinduri’s ideolog...

For Episode 43, we have Sinduri Vishal - an expressionist of a singer and a composer. Her style, individualism, vocal texture and everything about her is so ‘Sinduri’ that we couldn’t find a parallel. In the podcast, she discusses range mapping, understanding one’s uniqueness and finding the space and drawing lines. Her songs like ‘Minikki Minikki’, ‘Kaanunna Kalyanam’ and ‘Hey Pillagada’ sparked...

For Episode 42, we have Sreekanth Hariharan again. Did you watch the Part 1, where he discusses his work with A R Rahman and many music experiences of his? Did you get to listen to how he talks about Indie music that isn't funded by labels and vice versa? If you did, then you should get to this episode where he talks about how beautiful life is - matter is - for that matter. He literally and metap...

For Episode 41, we have Sreekanth Hariharan - a singer and a composer. He swept us all of our feet when he sang 'unakaaga vaazha nenaikkiren' from Bigil, 'sofia' from 99 songs, 'Thumbi Thullal' from Cobra. He stood his ground when he spoke about music and vocal techniques and the importance of 'healthy competition'. His love for music, life and ARR is authentic and he is living the literal ARR dre...

For Episode 40, we have Padmalatha - a singer, a composer & a music producer. Her songs across languages are super hits - Kannala Kannaala from Thani oruvan, Inaye from Thadam, Adiye Azhage from Oru Naal Koothu, Tinga Tinga from Dheeran Adhigaram ondru, Aruvakaaran from Kuttu Puli - Trust me, this is just the surface. There are phenomenal Telugu songs like - Settu Kindha Doctor etc which bagge...

For Episode 39, we have Sanjana Kalmanje - a singer, a composer & a music producer. With her recent super-hit - Vazhithunaye from Dragon, she got her voice penetrate through peoples' veins. Her other hits include, Two Two from Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal, Kamala Kalasa from Sangathamilan, Babyma from Sabanayagan, Hey Choosa from Beeshma etc and etc. When asked, she said that she would thro...

For Episode 38, we have Anjana Rajagopalan - a singer, music director, music producer etc. and etc. She believes that music is ear trained and any learning happens only after the ear is trained. She discusses how she hustled between a day job and music and how "free will" and "liberation" helped her shape her life around music. When labels come in, there usually is a lot of stereotypes attached to...

For Episode 37, we have Abinaya Shenbagaraj - a singer and a tutor who believes love transcends all - art, worldly stereotypes and life itself. She says, its love that evokes art and life in us and without love, we are immaterial. Her singing brings joy, gratitude and peace out of sheer love for life itself. Being a music educator and singer, she has translated this love for everything including m...

For Episode 36, we have Ranina Reddy again with us. She discusses, plays games and shares about her indie. Her recent release "Nataraja" blew people's minds and gave a new spectrum to spirituality. Listen to the song after watching the episode to realise how it all fathoms into us. https://youtu.be/LOb0QLr2Xug?si=0wc_gjU0MKoDwVq- Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R...

For Episode 35, we have Ranina Reddy - the singer whose love transcends all. Purity, she believes is the essence of all. She discusses how miraculous life has been and enjoys even stepping stones. She had sung for all music directors including A R Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Devi Sri Prasad, Harris Jayaraj, Vijay Antony, S Thaman, Sam CS etc. and talks about how giving and accommodating the univer...

For Episode 34, we have Ady Kriz - an Indie Artist - who decided and woke up to individualism like Chinua Achebe. He had released over 100 songs all by himself in collaboration with a plethora of artists. Working with Siddhu Kumar, he says, has given him perspectives in sound and music. Nevertheless, he carries individualism, which doesn't always goes with the norms of the society and social m...

For Episode 33, we have Kareeshma - A singer who walked through the gates of hell throughout her life to do music. When the society turned her down, music turned her up to fight back and to love people back with music. With her spirit, she is now a singer, a music educator and an activist, who is trying to do right by people and trying to make sure that the world treats everyone right. Her first p...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musi...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musi...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musi...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musical identi...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musical identi...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musi...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musical identi...

Welcome to "The Isai Podcast," where I, K R Soundarya, invite you into the heart of Tamil music. Each episode, I sit down with talented musicians from various genres and eras to unravel the stories behind their artistry. As a passionate music enthusiast, I dive deep into conversations that explore their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique journeys that have shaped their musi...