Boldly charts a visionary future where tradition meets innovation

The World’s first Tamizh-English Female Rapper Lady Kash unveils a breathtaking orchestral reimagination of her iconic 2018 track Villupaattu, seamlessly blending ancient South Indian folk storytelling with the sweeping majesty of Western classical orchestration. This visionary reinvention arrives on the 7th anniversary of the original release, a tribute that not only commemorates a powerful cultural moment but launches it into an entirely new sonic dimension. Villupaattu (The Live Orchestral Version) does more than revisit a legacy — it boldly charts a visionary future where tradition meets innovation.

Villupaattu (The Live Orchestral Version) is a meticulously crafted cultural movement. Recorded in Skopje, Macedonia, the piece features a full orchestra composed of strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion, breathing new cinematic life into the rooted rhythms of Villupaattu. The result is a fusion that transcends genre, geography, and generational barriers — a global anthem steeped in ancestral resonance and futuristic artistry. It is a milestone that opens up new creative terrain for artists who dare to honour tradition while boldly innovating its future.

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“The goal is to take a multifaceted approach to present the first-of-its-kind live orchestral version of the iconic bilingual Hip-Hop / Rap record Villupaattu to elevate it to global audience and to also provide it a with an epic sonic backdrop via western classical music, while maintaining a thread of connection to the original version. Therefore, this will be a new creative and artistic experience for both the audience and the music industry itself as this record has the backdrop of a complete orchestra recorded in Skopje, Macedonia.” - Lady Kash

With this version, Lady Kash honours the ancient Villupaattu tradition — once performed by bards with a bow-shaped musical instrument to narrate epics — while infusing it with bold bilingual rap and a global soundscape that challenges what modern heritage music can sound like.

This record becomes more than a song. It is an artistic bridge — a daring effort to safeguard the past by reframing it with all the tools of today. With Lady Kash’s unmistakable lyrical command at the helm, Villupaattu (The Live Orchestral Version) will redefine how we understand cross-cultural music for years to come.


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Born Kalaivani Nagaraj, the award-winning Singaporean-Indian rapper Lady Kash — armed with charismatic vocal delivery, a gift for songwriting and an electric stage presence — unsurprisingly reflects a raw, unwavering honesty in her artistic endeavours.

Often utilizing elements of her (Indian) heritage in her songs, she renders a distinct and signature style that includes a blend of English and her mother tongue Tamizh. Confidently telling it like it is, the wordsmith takes a focus on lyricism and approaches her sound with an amorphous vibe. Lady Kash’s fluidity and straight forward appeal similarly present themselves in all she undertakes. Her music comes from a place of authenticity, rather than a desire to be popular or trending.