Ep. 5 - Priyanka Akhilan

Priyanka Akhilan is an Indian Carnatic Singer living in Canada. She has garnered a large following on TikTok for her videos demonstrating and analyzing Indian Carnatic music.  Because Carnatic music uses a different methodology than Euro-Centric music, we wanted to see how Auld Lang Syne, a Scottish tune, could be interpreted in an Indian Carnatic style.  Can the dignity and essence of Carnatic style, and the origins of Auld Lang Syne, coexist authentically? 

Host: Rob McCarthy

Art: Daniel Joel Newman

Notes: Elisabeth Staal, Brian Watson, Rob Hom