Written by Anand Gurram, the folks type rendition consists and sung by Shamanth Nag
A brand new Telugu tune Ye angadi poyedi, ye retu ku ammedi helps farmers agitating towards the brand new Farm Invoice 2020. The people rendition has phrases penned by Anand Gurram and consists and sung by Shamanth Nag.
Compelling lyrics
“The tune’s significance is its exceptional and hard-hitting lyrics depicting actuality; I give credit score to Anand for such highly effective phrases,” says Shamanth. With compelling strains Yeddu gudda podisi nenu, yevasam edho chesthunte, gittu baatu nattivirigi, yaparam cheyamante, ye angadi poyedi, ye retuku ammedi (I’m cultivating my land by kicking the again of my oxen, but when I’m compelled to do enterprise by not giving even the manufacturing value, how can I survive? The place can I’m going and promote my produce for what charges can I promote my produce), the video has pictures of farmers toiling within the fields.
This certified lawyer-turned-musician retains himself up to date with authorized information and the payments handed in Parliament. “Since I’ve studied regulation I might perceive phrases that common folks can’t see and felt a number of factors within the Farm Invoice weren’t in favour of farmers,” he factors out including SK Srinivas of ChowRaasta band (Shamanth’s brother Yashwanth Nag is a singer and keyboard participant within the ChowRaasta band) approached him with a tune.
Calling it a ‘name and response’ composition, Shamanth explains, “This can be a people compositional construction the place an individual sings the primary line and others reply to it in a refrain.” As a substitute of utilizing solely dappu — a conventional accompanying instrument utilized by people performers — Shamanth blended trendy devices and included sounds from drums and taiko, a Japanese percussion instrument too.
Though the tune’s composition took solely 4 hours (venture executed in two days), the crew couldn’t finalise a singer whose voice suited the folks type rendition. Shamanth was not eager however those that heard him sing, felt his rustic voice suited the very best.
In his 14 years with the music business, he has composed for Tamil films together with Revelations, Andhadhi and Sethum Ayiram Pon and Unardhal (labored within the music division) and Nirvana Inn (Hindi). In Telugu, he was a sound engineer for C/o Kancharapalem and Spyder. His new launch as a composer is yet-to-be-released kids’s movie Selfie Mummy Google Daddy (Kannada).
(Ye Angadi Poyedi could be seen on Tippri Originals’ YouTube Channel)
