Sid Sriram joins host Raina Douris

Sid Sriram has such a successful career as a playback singer in India, where he was born, that he gets recognized the minute he leaves his house. But here in America, where he was raised, Sid is just beginning to build his career around his own music. Hear about the making of his first full length English language album, Sidharth, which he worked on with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and producer Ryan Olsen,

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

David Bowie “Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) Scary Monsters

Sid Sriram “Do The Dance” Sidharth

Sid Sriram “Dear Sahana” Sidharth

Yola “Walk Through Fire” WC Recording

AR Rahman “Thalli Pogathey” Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (movie soundtrack)

Sid Sriram “Stance” Sidharth

The Rolling Stones “You Gotta Move” Sticky Fingers

Jessi Colter “Standing on the Edge of Forever” Edge of Forever

Beirut “Santa Fe” The Rip Tide

The Black Keys “Tighten Up” Brothers

Hour Two
Jeff Buckley “The Sky Is A Landfill” Sketches for My Sweetheart

Natalia Lafourcade “Hasta La Raiz” Hasta La Raiz

Las Robertas “Awakening” Love is the Answer

Courtney Barnett “Different Now” Different Now

The Cranberries “Zombie” No Need To Argue

Rosanne Cash “Sunken Lands” WC Recording

Father John Misty “Pure Comedy” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

David Crosby “Guinnevere” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Queens of the Stone Age “Time & Place” In Times New Roman…

Old 97’s “Dance With Me” Blame It on Gravity

Duran Duran “Girls on Film” Duran Duran

The Police “Walking On The Moon” Reggatta De Blanc

Cordovas “The Fallen Angels of Rock ‘n’ Roll” The Rose of Aces

Canned Head “Going Up The Country” Living the Blues

Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Wolf” Cool it Down