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A gateway to tap into a darker side without having to keep up the facade of a glossy and perfect world that one often sees on social media” is how Toronto-based Tamil artist Shan Vincent de Paul describes his recently released single, ‘Savage’. Known for his razor-sharp songwriting, skilled rapping and strong visual aesthetics, this is the first of 12 singles from his upcoming album, Made in Jaffna. Leading the global South Asian arts renaissance in Canada, SVDP’s works are fierce and unfiltered. ‘Savage’ is a case in point.
An intense experience, both sonically and visually, the song was written to release one’s anguish during a dark time, says the artist. “I wanted to write something strictly for myself. I think sometimes those can be the moments that people connect with the most,” he explains. The song’s title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the term colonisers used to describe Indians for eating with their hands. In fact, SVDP had performed it on his Indi
Toronto-based Tamil rapper Shan Vincent de Paul drops new single Savage
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Toronto, June 4 : Toronto-based Tamil artiste Shan Vincent de Paul on Friday released Savage , the new single of his third studio album, Made In Jaffna .
Shan says he has written the track solely for personal artistic expression, to appease the rap head in him. Savage was a purely cathartic creation for me where the expression took precedence over accessibility . I wanted to write an anti-hit , something that didn t pander to any kind of audience, sound or trend. It was a gateway to tap into a darker side without having to keep up the facade of a glossy, perfect world that we often see on social media. The title is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to the term colonizers used to describe us for eating with our hands, he says.
Shan Vincent de Paul kicks off a string of new singles with the release of his new hit 'Savage'. Ahead of his 'Made in Jaffna' album release, SVDP taps into new sounds and 'Savage' proves to be the ultimate anti-hit that is undeniably, still a hit.
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Toronto-based Tamil artiste Shan Vincent de Paul on Friday released “Savage”, the new single of his third studio album, “Made In Jaffna”. Shan says he has written the track solely for personal artistic expression, to appease the “rap head” in him.
“‘Savage’ was a purely cathartic creation for me where the expression took precedence over ‘accessibility’. I wanted to write an ‘anti-hit’, something that didn’t pander to any kind of audience, sound or trend. It was a gateway to tap into a darker side without having to keep up the facade of a glossy, perfect world that we often see on social media. The title is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to the term colonizers used to describe us for eating with our hands,” he says.