Crossroads (chourasta in Hindi) can result in completely different instructions. Hyderabad-based music band ChowRaasta faucets into your wanderlust with its new music ‘Padara Saamy’. The music’s launch on August 9, coincides with their three-month tour of the U.S. from August 17. Band founder Yashwant Nag sings excitedly, “Padaraa padaraa saami, munduku padaraa saami, kondalu konalu rammantunnayi, veldam padara saami (’come on come on sir, transfer forward, the hills and valleys beckon, allow us to go). Yashwanth is a composer, singer, arranger and songwriter who additionally performs the keyboard and ukulele. The four-piece band consists of bass guitarist Anantha Krishnan, drummer Akshay Athreya and guitarist Manuj Nataraj.
Promo music
The music charts an essential chapter within the five-year-old band’s journey. A couple of traces of ‘Padara’… have been written as a promo for ChowRaasta busking two years in the past. To fulfil Yashwanth’s dream to journey throughout villages and carry out, the band collaborated with MyVillageshow channel and travelled in a bus to showcase their artwork.
Now, with the U.S. tour arising, music lovers have been asking for the complete music of ‘Padara’; Yashwanth feels it is a perfect time to finish the promo music. “Padara saami ani cheppi prapancham antha tirugaalani repair ayi poyaamu (We’ve got determined to discover the world),” says Yashwanth. Fostering a way of journey and exploration, the music evokes you to attach with Nature and develop your horizon.
Like a household
Yashwanth displays on the band’s journey. They loved stupendous success with originals particularly ‘Maya’ however struggled after singer Ram Miryala left the band. “Shoppers used to name us to guide however once they knew Ram was not with us, they’d cling up. For any band, the frontman is a vital member, however different members play an equally essential function and work exhausting to comply with their ardour.” The road-up modified once more after guitarist Srinivas additionally left.“ The music band is an emotion, like a household. Some members may go away however the household stays collectively on the journey.” I
A excessive level of ChowRaasta is the equal distribution of income amongst its members. “Income is break up equally amongst us; this has been the observe because the band’s inception.
Podcast challenge
Whereas Yashwanth and Ram Miriyala have additionally collaborated for a brand new film Pailam Pillaga, ChowRaasta’s earlier music ‘Swetcha’ can be being rearranged because the title observe of a brand new challenge, ChowRaasta Podcast. “I need to discuss my coronary heart out as I’ve seen rather a lot on this journey. Chinnappudu nunchi nerchukunna sangeetham, band lo memu kooda unnamu kada ani oka avedana toni cheppalani (We’ve got learnt music since childhood, I need to categorical the anguish that we too belong to the band, via the podcast.”