‘Neeye Oli’ rapper Shan Vincent De Paul wants to bring the Tamil diaspora closer to the motherland
The Hindu
Shan Vincent De Paul, rapper of the ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ anthem, on how he found his feet in South Asia
In a pre-pandemic 2020, music composer Santhosh Narayanan remembers being blown away by a man rapping to the beats of the mridangam at a music festival. The two decided right away that they must collaborate at some point. A year later, that man — Canadian hip hop artiste Shan Vincent De Paul, has released ‘Neeye Oli’, with Santhosh. Part of the soundtrack for Pa Ranjith’s Sarpatta Parambarai, the thumping trap-inspired anthem ensures the adrenaline flows until long after the boxing drama ends. ‘Neeye Oli’’s video, which premiered on maajja, is the third song on the AR Rahman-led platform for Tamil independent artistes. The video features Canadian Tamil rappers Shan and Navz dressed in futuristic, avant-garde fashion. “My vision is to strengthen the bridge between the Tamil diaspora and our motherland,” says Shan, sitting in his Toronto home, as he tears himself away from reaction videos to his song.More Related News