From when we first started working on the album, this song “Dear Sahana” has held a very special, warm place in my heart. There’s an especially deep joy when we perform it live. I can’t wait for y’all to hear the record version of this song when “Sidharth” releases later this summer. Until then, head over to @nprmusic YouTube channel to listen to the version we performed for Tiny Desk!
Special shout out to anyone named Sahana out in the world
All love, no hate
Cross cultural bridges built in the most honest ways.
Thank you for all the love, to the many new faces that have joined us ~ welcome 🤍
What is the why?
There are stretches of time when sleep is more of a task than effortless; the mind races. Ricocheting in the brain are different versions of the question: why do you do what you do?
what is the core driving force?
Somewhere in a space far deeper than any memory, there are resonances that ring out into the universe. Love
Connection.
The meaning of “Dear Sahana” continues to reveal itself to me with time. The source point is a story immersed in love, pain, chaos, growth and warmth. And like anything honest, as time progresses, the source point grows towards the sun, just as a seed grows into a tree.
We made a song that feels like the deepest, most profound joys I have felt. This visual clip (directed by @bytanima, shot by @xavi.nyc) of my mom and I feels like the same joy that moves through the whole song.
On the nights when the mind races, I almost always land on the calming understanding of grace, and something in that space deep beyond any memory calls out to me in a proclamation of happiness and gratitude.
deepest gratitude, I’m honoured to share “Dear Sahana” with you all (link in bio)
All love, no hate
Life is strange
I wrote a song called “Dear Sahana”
I made it with some of my favourite people in the world//
Once, I was in the backseat of my parents car. Dad driving, mom in the passenger seat, sister next to me. It was sunny out, there was some great music playing on the speakers. We were driving on highway 680, hills rolling to our left. I must’ve been 10, and the quiet joy I felt in my soul felt just like magic.
That joy is what “Dear Sahana” feels like to me. Warm, uninhibited and deep.
The song will be yours on June 2nd. Can’t wait to share this piece of me with you
All love
Photograph by @ahmedklink
Styled by @kwasikessie
Styling assistant @rams_kay
Touring my Indian Film Music set in the US in Sept. I’ll be performing my songs from South Indian films.
Looking forward to seeing you all. Here are the cities and dates:
Sept 8- Chicago (Now Arena)
Sept 10- NJ (Cure Insurance Arena)
Sept 15- DC (Eaglebank Arena)
Sept 17- Seattle (Angel of the Winds Arena)
Sept 22- Dallas (Curtis Culwell Center)
Sept 24- Oakland (Oakland Arena)
Ticket link in bio
All love, no hate
1. Photograph by @tynie626 from the recent show in NYC
2. 🤫🫡
3,4. Getting messages like these about the name Sahana has been so special. It’s a name I’ve always found so beautiful and one day I’ll delve deeper into the story behind the song. For now I’ll just say these moments feel really beautiful.
5. A fan from Kerala has my name atop a whole truck. Different, fr
All love
1. Photograph by @tynie626 from the recent show in NYC
2. 🤫🫡
3,4. Getting messages like these about the name Sahana has been so special. It’s a name I’ve always found so beautiful and one day I’ll delve deeper into the story behind the song. For now I’ll just say these moments feel really beautiful.
5. A fan from Kerala has my name atop a whole truck. Different, fr
All love
1. Photograph by @tynie626 from the recent show in NYC
2. 🤫🫡
3,4. Getting messages like these about the name Sahana has been so special. It’s a name I’ve always found so beautiful and one day I’ll delve deeper into the story behind the song. For now I’ll just say these moments feel really beautiful.
5. A fan from Kerala has my name atop a whole truck. Different, fr
All love
1. Photograph by @tynie626 from the recent show in NYC
2. 🤫🫡
3,4. Getting messages like these about the name Sahana has been so special. It’s a name I’ve always found so beautiful and one day I’ll delve deeper into the story behind the song. For now I’ll just say these moments feel really beautiful.
5. A fan from Kerala has my name atop a whole truck. Different, fr
All love
1. Photograph by @tynie626 from the recent show in NYC
2. 🤫🫡
3,4. Getting messages like these about the name Sahana has been so special. It’s a name I’ve always found so beautiful and one day I’ll delve deeper into the story behind the song. For now I’ll just say these moments feel really beautiful.
5. A fan from Kerala has my name atop a whole truck. Different, fr
All love
Thank you all for the love, to the many new faces who have joined us ~ welcome🤍 of the songs performed during our Tiny Desk Concert, “Do the Dance” is currently out on all streaming platforms. The rest of the songs will release later this summer on my forthcoming English language album titled “Sidharth” see you all soon🙏🏽
Full video on @nprmusic YouTube
#tinydesk • @SidSriram melds Carnatic music, R&B and soul in his Tiny Desk set.
🔗Tap the link in bio to watch the full performance! Stay tuned as we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with some special Tiny Desk concerts🌟
Love
Love
Love
I’m back in Bay for a few days. This piano is special, it’s seen me at different stages of my life. It’s helped me through some strange times, playing it definitely helped keep me sane especially during the pandemic. I was kinda aimlessly tinkering w it today, drifted into fragments of Dear Sahana. My brain drifted back to my first trip to Minneapolis when I first met and started creating with @arsononly. My second day there in the afternoon, him, @cbierden, @blobtower, @ajabaum, @dealdrugger and I were at Ryan’s spot. When we landed on the jam that would become Dear Sahana there was a current of warmth that moved thru the room. Everything from Ryan’s conducting of chaos, to the way Chris, Justin and Baum came up with the B section effortlessly gave one a sense of floating on a wave of joy. I remember chancing upon a couple phrases during that jam that felt like quick Carnatic inflections melting into Soul riffs; something sparked internally. I remember Justin flowing right into this absolutely gorgeous guitar solo (it’s the one that’s on the record!!) and I had the biggest grin on my face as Ryan let out one of his “come ooon”’s.Everything felt so magical, that magic lives in every aspect and stage of making this song. I played this piano today, reflected and felt grateful. I am grateful
June 2nd
All love, no hate was born out of the idea that love is the deepest, greatest connector, that it flows infinitely through everything. What a journey it’s been thus far, can’t really put into words the excitement I have for what the (near) future holds.
– Next single from the “Sidharth” album releasing soon, what song do you think it is? And the full album will be releasing late this summer on @defjam. This album really feels like the most honest music I’ve created to date and I got to do it with some beautiful people I consider family. Can’t wait for y’all to listen!
– I’ve recently recorded a few beautiful Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi film songs that will be releasing in the coming months
– NYC// Doing a super exciting Boundless set at @pioneerworks on June 2nd. Gonna have some incredible musicians joining me. Head to their site for tickets
– Durban, South Africa- see you on June 17th! This show will primarily be my Indian film songs. Gonna be a special one (head to @woodmarkevents_sa for more info)
– London, UK- see y’all on July 14th! This show will primarily be my Indian film music, gonna be epic (head to @maestroproductionsuk for more info)
– USA- I’m doing a tour in September, this tour will focus on my Indian film music. More info coming soon (for those of y’all in the US who are waiting to catch me performing the “Sidharth” album live, we got some exciting updates coming your way soon)
– KL, see you in October! (head to @woodmarkevents for more info)
– India, I miss you so much. I’ll be back soon. We have some really special plans in the works, more updates soon!
I feel so incredibly blessed to be on this journey, to get to express myself in so many ways.
All love, no hate forever (and to anyone who feels otherwise, anyone that moves from a place of hate, just send them some love. I’m sure they’d appreciate it)
For you I’d put my fears aside
Still feeling the energy from this night// LPR 5.2.23
From a clip @brettandthecity captured
All love (le) poisson rouge
@SidSriram came through to perform at the #TinyDesk as a part of our AAPI celebration!
Tomorrow 5 am ET on @nprmusic’s YouTube ✨
Dear Sahana• out now!
Single artwork for Dear Sahana by the ever incredible @erictimothycarlson. Working with Eric has been such a joy, there’s such deep intention, attention to detail and curiosity in all aspects of what he creates. This single artwork is one of my favourite pieces I’ve ever seen.
All love
#ReImagined 🎤 Indian singer #SidSriram metamorphoses @alanis’s 1998 single “Uninvited” into a evocative, Carnatic track using traditional vocal techniques.
ICYMI: new @defjam signing ✨@sidsriram✨ performed his brand new song, #DearSahana for 𝐔𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 in toronto!
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