As she builds towards the October 20th release of her eagerly anticipated debut album ‘SANTHOSAM’, Priya Ragu has earned a fresh surge of tastemaker support following the singles ‘Vacation’ and ‘Easy’. Both tracks were premiered as Radio 1’s Hottest Records.
Priya is now poised to keep her momentum at fever pitch as she unveils her brand new single ‘Black Goose’.
‘Black Goose’ was written in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. It is ablaze with anger, solidarity and clattering rhythms provided by the dholak and the tabla as Priya chants, “Officer don’t shoot, I got so much s**t to do,” before she implores the world to stand-up to such oppression: “Don’t you bring us down, rise up!” While ‘Black Goose’ stands out on its own merits, it takes on a greater power within the ‘SANTHOSAM’ album as it leads straight into ‘Let Me Breathe (Reprise)’, a spiritual call for freedom, emancipation and peace.
Priya says, “It is 2023 and we are crying and protesting about the same damn thing – we are screaming injustice as the seasons pass by. The people are injected with fear. The media is playing us against each other. The ruthless killing of innocent black people hurts our souls. As Tamil people who had to flee their home due to genocide, we feel their pain and we stand with them as we keep singing these songs, as we keep dancing together until we celebrate justice and freedom for all of us.”
‘SANTHOSAM’ is available to pre-order or pre-save HERE. Priya’s official store offers album bundles which compile your choice of vinyl or CD along with a signed artcard as well as options for new merch designs.
Priya Ragu has also confirmed she will bring her full live show to a run of EU/UK dates in April 2024 which will include London’s Koko on April 26th. If you pre-order the album from an official store before 3pm on Oct 10th you will receive a code that grants you exclusive access to pre-sale tickets at 10am on Oct 11th HERE before general on sale at 10am on Oct 13th HERE.
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