{"id":38662,"date":"2024-08-01T22:44:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/?post_type=story&#038;p=38662"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:09:10","slug":"penn-masala-paris-olympics-2024-desi-boy-band","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/penn-masala-paris-olympics-2024-desi-boy-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn Masala: From the White House to the Paris Olympics 2024, the boy band takes the world stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Joe Biden invited Penn Masala, the premier South Asian a cappella boy group to perform at the White House when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States last year. Mathematics student Raghunandan Raman, who serves as the current president of the band called it an \u201copportunity of a lifetime.\u201d\u00a0 Penn Masala, the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s boy-band composed mostly of Indian descent students, has gained wide recognition for blending Eastern and Western influences to bridge cultural divides through their music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the acclaimed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a cappella<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (without instrumental accompaniment) band performed at the inaugural India House at the Paris Olympics 2024. India House, a collaboration between the Reliance Foundation and the Indian Olympic Association, aimed to boost Indian athletes&#8217; performances, support national sports federations, and position India as a potential future host of the Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Penn Masala performs &#039;Jashn-e-Bahaara\/Viva La Vida&#039; for PM Modi at the White House\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AV5sbxwgb8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conceptualised by Nita Ambani and her team, the India House in Paris showcased the rich legacy of Indian music and celebrating India in a grand style. In addition to music, it featured craft installations, yoga sessions, and dance performances. Penn Masala artists who have performed across the United States, in India and other locations of the world were thrilled about performing during the most coveted sporting event in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Penn Masala<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The boy-band is an evolving group composed of students from the University of Pennsylvania. The group&#8217;s membership changes regularly as veteran members graduate and new members join through auditions. While most of Penn Masala&#8217;s members are of Indian descent, the group has also had non-Indian members. During significant performances, the former members also join.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 1996 by South Asian students of the University of Pennsylvania, the band is recognised as the world&#8217;s first South Asian a cappella group. It was established with the aim of creating music that crosses traditional cultural boundaries and reflects the experience of growing up with both Eastern and Western influences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was formed by a group of four guys, who saw that a cappella was a big thing across college campuses, but a lot of music that they grew up listening to wasn\u2019t being expressed in this art form. They probably questioned \u201cWhy not us? Why can&#8217;t South Asians also be a part of this?\u201d shared alumni Saaketh Narayan talking about how Penn Masala got started. \u201cBack then, it wasn&#8217;t cool to be Indian or South Asian. It took guts to do what a lot of art groups and the founders of Penn Masala did,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38670\" style=\"width: 729px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38670\" class=\"wp-image-38670 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12593457_10105238143595066_2814059499264948713_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian artists | Penn Masala | Global Indian\" width=\"719\" height=\"539\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 719px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 719\/539;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38670\" class=\" wp-image-38670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12593457_10105238143595066_2814059499264948713_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian artists | Penn Masala | Global Indian\" width=\"719\" height=\"539\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-38670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Penn Masala performance in 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the group members have always been in their 20s, in its 28-year-journey, Penn Masala has managed to appeal audiences of all age groups while performing at biggest venues across the US and beyond. Apart from releasing 12 full-length albums it has also performed for the Indian Filmfare Awards, and for heads-of-state, prominent businessmen, and international leaders including Barack Obama, Henry Kissinger, Ban Ki-moon, Mukesh Ambani, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The group also had a cameo role in the Hollywood movie Pitch Perfect 2, released in 2015. The movie received the American Music Award for Best Soundtrack.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>The homecoming India tours<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from several domestic, Canada and UK tours, US-based Penn Masala has travelled to India multiple times. In 2006, the group celebrated its 10th anniversary with a tour of India. Their most recent tour to India was in May 2023 when they performed seven shows across Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. \u201cIt provided us with unique experiences. The love and adulation of fans was of next level. They made poems and art for us,\u201d said one of the performers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Penn Masala - The Homecoming Tour 2023 | Official Aftermovie\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p8FGKCFYdlA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Balancing worlds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loving audience sometimes tends to forget that the Penn Masala artists are at the university to study and that singing is just an additional activity for them. For all of them music is a great break from their academic rigour and professional aspirations \u2013 \u2018an outlet to step away from the stress, hang out with an awesome group of guys, and jam\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current members Raghunandan Raman, Gaurish Gaur, Riju Datta, Venugopal Chillal, Ajay Kilambi, Prateek Adurty, Rohit Rajagopalan and Aryaman Meswani are all studying different subjects at the University of Pennsylvania but has music in common.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current Penn Masala president Raghunandan was born in Bangor, India. His family moved to the United States when he was young. \u201cI\u2019ve been part of two worlds,\u201d he remarked, \u201cOne American growing up in New Jersey and the other at home with my parents and family steeped in Indian culture, including music. Penn Masala combines both the Western and the Indian side of me, and I feel fortunate to be a part of this group and experience that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like him, Penn Masala has had members who were born in India but raised in the US, as well as those who were completely born and brought up in the US. Regardless of their place of birth, Raghunandan&#8217;s words resonate with all of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CuvmETsJ_Bx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CuvmETsJ_Bx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Penn Masala (@pennmasala)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Penn Masala on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pennmasala\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pennmasala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/PennMasala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/pennmasala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden invited Penn Masala, the premier South Asian a cappella boy group to perform at the White House when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States last year. 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This year, the acclaimed a cappella (without instrumental accompaniment) band performed at the inaugural India House at the Paris [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":38663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","story-category":[215,2247],"story-tag":[4620,5563,14],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Penn White House to Paris Olympics the boy band takes the world<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Penn Masala: From the White House to the Paris Olympics 2024, the boy band of the University of Pennsylvania has taken the world stage.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/penn-masala-paris-olympics-2024-desi-boy-band\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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