Darbuka Siva

Darbuka Siva is an Indian actor, musician, music producer and a radio jockey based in Chennai, India. Starting out as a drummerpercussionist for some of the most sought after bands in the country, he then went on to spearhead the critically acclaimed Indian music projects like Yodhakaa and La Pongal.

In 2010, Siva created La Pongal, a platform for contemporary folk music. La Pongal was born out of Sivas extensive research work on traditional Tamil folk musicians and their history behind the music. Siva visited villages of South Tamil Nadu to research and document Tamil folk music and the folk culture. This work paved way for the material that would later become a huge part of La Pongals sound. Soon La Pongal became a wellknown performing unit that featured traditional Tamil folk musicians collaborating with modern sounds. The band became a huge hit in the festival circuit for its tantalizing folk rhythms and blazing energy on stage. La Pongal released its first album in 2012 January on Pongal Day, which is an important harvest festival for Tamils. The band is actually named after this festival with a slight international tweak. The album features around 70 traditional folk musicians from various parts of the state belting it out with a bunch of contemporary musicians covering diffe

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