{"id":1436,"date":"2022-09-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofarsoundsblo.wpengine.com\/blog\/articles\/the-many-voices-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T00:00:00","slug":"the-many-voices-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/the-many-voices-of-india","title":{"rendered":"The Many Voices of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India is often described as being more like a continent than a country. The culture can change every 100 kilometres (62 miles). The nation is home to 22 official languages and more than a thousand dialects. While the majority of Sofar Sounds shows in Indian cities are performed in English or Hindi, the most widely spoken tongue, here are five videos that showcase India\u2019s incredible linguistic diversity.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Achint &#038; The Khan Brothers &#8211; Manihara | Sofar Bombay (Mumbai)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mumbai-based composer, producer and guitarist <strong>Achint Thakkar<\/strong> found the perfect collaborators in folk singers <strong>Bhutta Khan <\/strong>and <strong>Multan Khan<\/strong> whose earthy vocals, in Rajasthani, he took as building blocks to create sublime fusion rock of the kind heard on the jazzy ballad <strong>\u201cManihara\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h_Xb5Q9bFAE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>Alluri &#8211; Endukala | Sofar Milan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hyderabad-born singer-songwriter <strong>Shriram Alluri <\/strong>started out singing in English but he came into his own when he switched to his mother tongue Telugu. He hasn\u2019t looked back since, and with good reason. Tracks like the groovy <strong>\u201cEndukala\u201d<\/strong> have won over audiences both back home and across the world.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qT4yAOKIE9U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>Oorka &#8211; Peraasai | Sofar Chennai<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tamil rock band <strong>Oorka<\/strong> gained a following by hitting the road and staging impromptu performances in and around their home city of Chennai, making them ideal candidates to perform stripped-down versions of their tunes. Songs such as funk-tinged ear worm <strong>\u201cPeraasai\u201d<\/strong> are why their fame has grown beyond speakers of their native language.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LLVd2EtMyF8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>Parvaaz &#8211; Gul Gulshan | Sofar Bangalore (Bengaluru)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bengaluru rockers<strong> Parvaaz\u2019s <\/strong>interpretation of poet <strong>Ghulam \u2018Mahjoor\u2019 Ahamed\u2019s<\/strong> verse <strong><em>Walo Ha Baagwano<\/em><\/strong> is not only one of their signature songs in Kashmiri, it\u2019s the tune with which they open their gigs. The impassioned rendition is like an incantation that readies audiences for the mesmerizing experience that follows.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w7XyYupPFRw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>Swarathma -Jangama | Sofar Bangalore<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Folk-fusion rock group <strong>Swarathma<\/strong> have built a formidable fan base with their trademark blend of jaunty instrumentation and topical lyrics. This pensive ballad is among the handful of Kannada tunes in the Bengaluru (Bangalore) band\u2019s repertoire, the subject of which is timelessly relevant. The song is about traversing through life at your own pace. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aoCisglcnAU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<p>Words by Amit Gurbaxani\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: Oorka performing Sofar Chennai, image via YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India is often described as being more like a continent than a country. The culture can change every 100 kilometres (62 miles). The nation is home to 22 official languages and more than a thousand dialects. 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