It’s the final chapter of our 2023 Ladies Special, and we’re featuring Bhojpuri folk artist Nimisha Shankar. She chats to Mae about how learning classical music as a child wasn’t something that interested her as much as singing folk music, interacting with Bhojpuri-speaking people from over 16 countries, and setting up Recalling Roots, a project that brings together musical & cultural identities from around the world.

Song List:
Peet Chunariya (01:33 - 03:51)
Barse Lagal (17:19 - 19:39)
Duniya (33:46 - 36:50)
 
Follow Nimisha:
Instagram @nimishashankar
Facebook @nimishashankarmusic
 
Musicians:
Rajesh Doraiswamy on harmonica
Sarthak Ray on guitar

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CREDITS:
Host: Mae
Twitter: @maebemaebe
Instagram: @maemariyam
Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram
Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni
Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala
Music Mixed by: Ashyar Bulsara
Recorded at Island City Studios