Kicking off our special month of August, we have hip hop artist from Toronto, Shan Vincent de Paul. Earlier this year, while touring in India, he came in for a chat along with Yanchan who accompanies on mridangam. Shan talks about his family’s immigrant story from Jaffna, Sri Lanka to Brampton, Ontario, his daughter’s beatboxing skills, being a Tamil in Canada, and the brown artist renaissance. Also, Shan and Yanchan perform their mridangam raps too.   Set List: Mridangam Raps - Episode 1 (00:55 - 01:37) Mridangam Raps - Episode 2 (14:48 - 15:23) Mridangam Raps - Episode 4 (27:17 - 28:24) Mridangam Raps - Episode 3 (46:42 - 48:29) Die Iconic (53:45 - 55:37) Musicians: Shan Vincent de Paul - Vocals Yanchan - Mridangam   Follow Shan Vincent de Paul Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shanvincentdepaul Twitter https://twitter.com/shanvdp Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shan.vincent.de.paul/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording Engineer: Varun Parikh Audio Editor Post: Aravind Producer: Jaanam Dewan Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha Studio: Bay Owl Studios