Episode 3 - Abhay Jodhpurkar

On the third episode of The Indoencers Podcast, I had a chat with the brilliant Abhay Jodhpurkar - the singer of many of our favourite songs, including AR Rahman's “Moongil Thottam”, “Mere Naam Tu” from the Sharukh Khan starrer Zero, among other such hits. We spoke about his childlike curiosity, why he labels himself as "destiny's child", the a capella group which he calls “the best thing that ever happened in his life”, the impact Sufi music had on him, plus many other topics. There's also some wonderful singing near the end from Abhay himself, on occasion backed up by some unique background instruments (including dog barks and horn sounds!). This episode was a ton of fun, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

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Check out an interview Abhay did with singer Deepak:
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Music Credits: Joseph McDade - Sundown (Copyright Free)
Photo Credits: https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/every-session-with-arr-a-learning-experience-809510.html

Chapters

• 0:15 Guest Introduction
• 1:04 Childhood & Musical Beginnings
• 16:06 Moving to Chennai + SRM University
• 23:59 Life at KM Music Conservatory & Balancing Two Colleges at Once
• 32:05 His Experiences with NAFS (a vocal ensemble formed by AR Rahman) + Choral Music in General
• 42:05 Music Mojo with Staccato and Sanskriti
• 45:21 Abhay Jodhpurkar - The Playback Singer
• 54:36 Abhay Jodhpurkar - The Lyricist
• 57:17 Abhay Jodhpurkar - The Public Speaker & Philosopher
• 1:05:11 Ending + Singing!