Cheerleader comes to India!

Check out this catchy upbeat Indian edition of the hugely popular western pop song Cheerleader by Jamaican singer OMI that topped the charts in 20 countries. Arjun and team create Cheerleader Charanam in the classical Carnatic raga Bilahari lending Indian melody and freshness to the original. Woven into the lyrics is the eternal romance of Krishna and Radha the endearing celestial couple from Hindu mythology. Interspersed with classical singing and instrumentals, the English chorus line “Oh I think I found myself a cheerleader” is now the Pallavi or pièce de résistance.

Arjun Shankar loved dancing to Cheerleader while in college. So when he had the opportunity to make music that blended west and east he picked Cheerleader. To this he fused the classical Carnatic raga Bilahari, which matched the Pentatonic-Major groove of the original song. Coming together as a team, Arjun Shankar, Kartik Raman, Karthik Subramany, Poornima Emani, Vishnu Priyaa, Anirudh Sharma and Alapana Bagirath used the English chorus to punctuate improvisations and adding in also an energetic slice of “sawal jawab”. 

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