<p>EP 78 with Leo Kalyan is here to bless your ears!</p> <p>Bringing in wisdom, warmth, and undeniable skill is @leokalyan the singer, songwriter &amp; music producer from London who has taken the world by storm with their Bollybeats, mashups, and uniquely playful renditions of classics old and new.&nbsp;</p> <p>After a social-media hiatus over the pandemic, Leo transformed their Indian Classical training into a phenomenal series of Bollywood x chart mashups that explore the musical synergy between Afrobeats, Latinx &amp; Indian music. Leo’s videos went globally viral on Tiktok &amp; Instagram with support from respected musicians like Grimes &amp; AR Rahman (as well as the rest of the world)!</p> <p>Confidently and utterly themself, Leo is open about their gay &amp; non-binary identities amongst the many facets that make up this brilliant artist. We caught up with Leo talking everything from bilingual and non-English music embedding into the mainstream, how gender-neutral pronouns are a part of ancient Indian language and 15th, 16th, and 17th century Punjabi Hindi poetry, and why queering fashion is a powerful tool to make people see and treat you differently.&nbsp;</p> <p>Listen to Leo’s music, check out their IG &amp; tiktok and like, share and subscribe to WITB for more insightful, honest, and hilarious conversations with South Asian people going against the grain. Thank you Leo!&nbsp;</p> <p>Aaron, Almass &amp; Reuben x</p> <p>----</p> <p>Presented by Aaron Christian, Almass Badat &amp; Reuben Christian</p> <p>Produced by Surya Elango</p>

What Is This Behaviour?

What Is This Behaviour?

Ep 78 - LEO KALYAN - The Alchemy of Classical Into Contemporary

MAR 8, 202372 MIN
What Is This Behaviour?

Ep 78 - LEO KALYAN - The Alchemy of Classical Into Contemporary

MAR 8, 202372 MIN

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<p>EP 78 with Leo Kalyan is here to bless your ears!</p> <p>Bringing in wisdom, warmth, and undeniable skill is @leokalyan the singer, songwriter &amp; music producer from London who has taken the world by storm with their Bollybeats, mashups, and uniquely playful renditions of classics old and new.&nbsp;</p> <p>After a social-media hiatus over the pandemic, Leo transformed their Indian Classical training into a phenomenal series of Bollywood x chart mashups that explore the musical synergy between Afrobeats, Latinx &amp; Indian music. Leo’s videos went globally viral on Tiktok &amp; Instagram with support from respected musicians like Grimes &amp; AR Rahman (as well as the rest of the world)!</p> <p>Confidently and utterly themself, Leo is open about their gay &amp; non-binary identities amongst the many facets that make up this brilliant artist. We caught up with Leo talking everything from bilingual and non-English music embedding into the mainstream, how gender-neutral pronouns are a part of ancient Indian language and 15th, 16th, and 17th century Punjabi Hindi poetry, and why queering fashion is a powerful tool to make people see and treat you differently.&nbsp;</p> <p>Listen to Leo’s music, check out their IG &amp; tiktok and like, share and subscribe to WITB for more insightful, honest, and hilarious conversations with South Asian people going against the grain. Thank you Leo!&nbsp;</p> <p>Aaron, Almass &amp; Reuben x</p> <p>----</p> <p>Presented by Aaron Christian, Almass Badat &amp; Reuben Christian</p> <p>Produced by Surya Elango</p>