Playback singer Sid Sriram performed at Coachella 2024 and ended his set with Thiruppugazh. He took to his official Instagram page to share the video of his performance and explained why he chose to sing the Tamil religious song dedicated to Lord Murugan. He is the first South Indian artist to perform at Coachella. Last year, Diljit Dosanjh performed at Coachella and made India proud and this year it's Sid Sriram.
Sid Sriram chose a mix of Carnatic and R&B music for his Coachella performance. He signed off his performance with Thiruppugazh and put Tamil religious songs on the global map.
Taking to Instagram, Sid shared a video of him singing Thiruppugazh and shared a heartwarming note. He began the caption with 'Vettrivel Muruganukku..', which is a chant for Lord Murugan.
His note read, "If you had told 9 year old me that I’d close my @coachella set with the Thiruppugazh my mother had just taught me, I probably would’ve chuckled and went back to day dreaming. Fast forward to 2024, first ever South Indian artist to play the festival (sic)."
He also wrote, "My name is Sid Sriram, I was born in Chennai, India and I grew up in the Bay Area, California. I come from a discipline called Carnatic music, I’m proud of every damn part of who I am, and I promise you we are on our way to changing the tides of music/love/healing around the whole world (sic)."
A couple of days ago, Sid Sriram shared a photo with his father and wrote, "I rarely post about this man because he prefers to stay outta the public eye, but we took this picture right after I got off stage from Coachella week 1 and I love it. Epitome of relentless drive, passion, rigour and hones.
Sid Sriram is a trained Carnatic singer and also a popular playback singer in Tamil and Telugu films. He also debuted as a composer for Mani Ratnam's production venture, 'Vaanam Kottatum'. He is a frequent collaborator with Oscar award-winning composer AR Rahman.