She’s released her first solo outing now called “PSA” and she takes her Indian influences into a jazzy, electronic realm with a few hints of R&B as well. Parvyn is a Punjabi Australian singer based in Melbourne best known as the singer with the Bombay Royale, who pull off a bumpingly trippy and funky sound all of their own, and combining that Bollywood feel with ‘60s golden era girl group pop. Melbourne based Parvyn is a Punjabi Australian singer who takes Indian influences into a jazzy electronic realm. This new track takes it down a couple of notches for a sleek slow burner, taking the rawness of his talent into slinkier territory without losing his vital energy. It's frenetic and ready for the dance floor. His heritage is Ghanian, and there's a real Afrobeat flavor to his sound. So no surprises that Kwame just became a supreme rapper. And he was only about 17 or 18 and he blew the crowd away after he was asked to jump on stage. It reflects our multicultural society and a dynamic fusion of influences into something that I think is uniquely Australian, and Kwame really fits the bill.Ī great story about Kwame is that all his mates outed him as a rapper to A$AP Ferg at a concert in 2016. Twenty year old Kwame was born in New Zealand but came to live in Australia when he was 2, making a home with his family in the western suburbs of Sydney, which has suddenly become a hotbed for new and emerging Australian music.

Though born in New Zealand, rapper Kwame grew up in the musical hotbed of Sydney's western suburbs. Catch up on all the artists from the series (plus bonus tracks!) with our Global Beat: Australia playlist. This week’s edition dips into the country’s cultural melting pot to explore Afrobeat-influenced hip-hop from Kwame, the jazz and electronic-inflected Punjabi roots of singer Parvyn, and Egyptian-influenced beats from DJ Moktar. KCRW DJ Raul Campos hosts along with Amrap Manager Andrew Khedoori for weekly Aussie artist spotlights. We’re kicking the series off with our friends in Australia by partnering with The Australian Music Alliance and the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap), a uniquely Australian organization designed to support Australian music on public radio. KCRW’s Global Beat is a new series highlighting emerging artists from around the world.

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