Vidya vandana iyer sisters biography
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My experiments with truths
I don&#;t remember how I stumbled upon Shankar Tucker&#;s music. I remember watching his video for the first time and smiling&#;because he was trying to do something really different. What fascinated me more was his background: He was born in the U.S. He initially trained in Western Classical Music but he is not one of those people who blindly follows tradition. His quest to do something different brought him to India where he learned Indian Classical music. After learning both forms of music, he tried to play Indian classical music on a it was difficult, he actually tweaked the musical instrument (I read all these in his interviews, long time back&#;it is possible that I might have forgotten few things). He started collaborating with Indian artists and making YouTube videos. His refreshing sound slowly started attracting listeners. He is doing really well now.
What&#;s inspiring about Shankar is his passion. The music industry in India is not really
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Vidya Vox
American YouTuber and musician
Vidya Iyer (born September 26, ), better known bygd her scen nameVidya Vox, is an American YouTuber and singer.[2] She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and immigrated with her family to the United States at the age of eight. According to NBC News, her music is a mix of "Western pop, electronic dance music, Bollywood hits, and Indian classical music."[2] Since beginning her channel in April , her videos have received over million views, and her kanal has accumulated over 7 million subscribers.[2][4]
Personal life
[edit]Iyer was born in a Tamil family in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India and was raised in Virginia in the United States.[5] Her family fryst vatten from Palakkad, Kerala, and her mother and grandmother grew up in Kerala.[6] She speaks Tamil at home. She learned Carnatic music from the age of 5 and enjoyed listening to English music. She stated to having an inom
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As a kid, Vidya Vox hid her Indian roots. Now, her music merges India and the U.S.
On one of her latest songs, “Tamil Born Killa,” Vidya Vox addresses her critics with a message that she isn’t going to change her appearance or give up her Indian-American identity just to be successful.
“I ain’t gonna change my hair,” she sings over a track that features folk Indian instruments. “Blue, black, or green — don’t really care.”
The song, which she released in August as part of an extended play, “Kuthu Fire - EP,” was inspired by social media comments she had seen over her career criticizing her appearance or work.
"At the same time, it’s important to not forget your roots. You can be proud of your roots even though it might not be ‘cool to do so’. I think you absolutely can.”
“I used to have blue hair, and a lot of people hated that I had blue or green hair, and I’d get so many comments like, ‘you’re so perfect, but why do you have blue hair?’” Vox, whose name is Vidya Iyer, s