In Southeast Asia, Sid Sriram is a stadium-level superstar, and he’s about to release his first English-language album. Sriram was born in India, but he grew up mostly in the Bay Area, and he studied at Berklee College Of Music. Sriram specializes in Carnatic music, the ancient tradition of Indian classical music, but he also loves American R&B. Sriram sings in a number of different languages, especially Tamil and Telugu, and he’s famous for his work on Indian films. Right now, though, Sriram is getting ready to release a record that he made with collaborators like Gayngs’ Ryan Olson and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.
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