Live at The Night Cat in Fitzroy: Priya Ragu [LIVE]

She first emerged with 2021's damnshestamil, a mixtape that introduced the world to a singular new voice through tracks including ‘Good Love 2.0’ and ‘Chicken Lemon Rice’. Its arrival brought a BBC Sound Poll nomination, a show-stealing appearance on Later… with Jools Holland and a feature on Jungle's Loving In Stereo, placing Ragu in a musical conversation that stretched well beyond the confines of R&B.

Her 2023 debut album SANTHOSAM, Tamil for happiness, opened that world further. Made alongside her brother and producer Japhna Gold, the record slips between earthy soul, disco, hip-hop, pop and Tamil instrumentation, with songs that can feel simultaneously ancient and futuristic. There is a warmth to the record, but also a sense of movement, as if its rhythms are carrying something forward.

That instinct has continued to pull Ragu towards the edges of the dancefloor. In 2024, she joined forces with Ahadadream and Skrillex for ‘TAKA’, bringing South Asian rhythmic traditions into the language of contemporary club music. The track became one of the year's most sought-after IDs, finding its way through DJ sets and dancefloors before its official release. She has also collaborated with Jungle and appeared on the soundtrack to Kalki 2898 AD.

Ragu first appeared on Australian stages as part of Astral People's Spice Trail at Vivid LIVE in 2024. This November, she returns to Sydney in a new setting, Powerhouse Parramatta, the major new cultural institution opening in Western Sydney, and a show at The Night Cat in Melbourne.

Across her work, Ragu keeps pulling different musical histories into the same frame. Tamil folk music and London club culture. Soul records and futuristic production. The sounds of family, migration and memory alongside the physical pull of a bassline.

This November, she brings that world back to Australia.

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