Anthony Daasan | |
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Born | Reddipalayam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
Genres | Tamil Folk, Fusion, Playback |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Lyricist, Song-writer, Actor, Performer, Folk artiste |
Associated acts | La Pongal, AnthonyIn Party |
Anthony Daasan is an Indian traditional Tamil folk musician recently discovered by Kollywood, the Tamil India Film industry. As of 2015, the Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb) listed a prolific set of 24 songs sung by “Andony Dasan” for Kollywood movies, starting in 2013. Many of these were the hit songs of those movies. He is known for contributing a powerful voice to fusions of Tamil-folk, country, jazz, electronica and rock styles. Before this phase of Playback singing, “Antony Dasan” worked as a traveling festival folk singer artist, collaborating with players of Nadaswaram, Thavil and Thappu, dancers and acrobats among others. He has performed with influential movie industry veterans such as Usha Uthup.