{"id":36320,"date":"2024-03-03T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T01:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=36320"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T09:47:55","slug":"musician-kayan-is-taking-the-indie-world-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/musician-kayan-is-taking-the-indie-world-by-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"The cool girl: Musician Kayan is taking the indie world by storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

(March 3, 2024)<\/strong> Growing up in Mumbai in a family deeply rooted in the arts, musician Ambika Nayak aka Kayan, frequented theaters for plays and concerts, immersing herself in the world of creativity. Her mother, a Hindustani classical vocalist, her grandmother, a classical dancer, and her aunt, a writer, all contributed to the artistic milieu. Trained in Carnatic music, kathak dance, and piano, she often accompanied her mother to concerts and art shows. It seemed almost fated that she would eventually embrace one of these art forms as her professional calling.<\/p>\n

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The Mumbai-based 25-year-old musician is a multi-talented singer, producer-DJ, model, actor, and voiceover artist. From making YouTube covers in her bedroom to collaborating with producers around the world, Kayan has come a long way, commanding over 70,000 listeners on Spotify monthly. In fact, Kayan was one of two Indian artists among the 30 picked from various genres across the world in 2022. “It was a great feeling, because so many artists that I listen to, like Dua Lipa, have been a part of this programme,\u201d shared the musician in an interview.<\/p>\n

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Influenced by her mother and grandmother, Kayan started training in classical dance and Carnatic music quite early. So intense were these training, that Kayan still remembers each day of her classes. “First, I started learning Bharatanatyam, and my mom suggested I take up Carnatic classical music as well. Initially, I didn\u2019t like my singing classes, but in retrospect, I\u2019m glad that kind of classical training happened. It has left an impact on all the other forms of music I\u2019ve learnt,” recalled the musician, adding, “My classical training really helps with my voice. I will never forget what my teachers taught me when I was learning classical. The training is super rigorous. I wouldn\u2019t say there is a direct influence in terms of sound, but in the sense of discipline, it has had a big impact.”<\/p>\n