With its forward-thinking R&B and South Asian sonic flair, Priya Ragu’s ‘Good Love 2.0’ proved to be one of the most remarkable debut tracks of 2020. Priya subsequently started 2021 in a similar fashion, with a host of tastemakers – Vogue, iD, NME, The Line Of Best Fit, gal-dem, The Forty-Five and Notion - tipping her as One To Watch. After releasing a handful of singles which have made her one of the most hotly tipped breaking artists around, Priya Ragu releases her eagerly anticipated debut mixtape ‘damnshestamil’. ‘damnshestamil’ more than lives up to Priya’s burgeoning reputation. You’ll have a feel of what to expect from her previous singles but Priya raises the bar to take her glorious, genre-blurring “Raguwavy” sound global; The product of Priya’s creative partnership with her producer and brother Japhna Gold. Priya says, “This is the most pure and sacred work that I have ever put out into the world. I've carried it within me for a very long time until I found a way to translate it into these songs. If I could make your day better even if it's for a blink of a moment, is more than I could ever ask for. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it”. Priya also features on Jungle’s recent album on the track ‘Goodbye My Love’ - she supported them at Brixton Academy (3rd & 4th September) and Manchester Victoria Warehouse (17th & 18th September). Listen to the debut mixtape ‘damnshestamil’ out now.
With its forward-thinking R&B and South Asian sonic flair, Priya Ragu’s ‘Good Love 2.0’ proved to be one of the most remarkable debut tracks of 2020. Priya subsequently started 2021 in a similar fashion, with a host of tastemakers – Vogue, iD, NME, The Line Of Best Fit, gal-dem, The Forty-Five and Notion - tipping her as One To Watch. After releasing a handful of singles which have made her one of the most hotly tipped breaking artists around, Priya Ragu releases her eagerly anticipated debut mixtape ‘damnshestamil’. ‘damnshestamil’ more than lives up to Priya’s burgeoning reputation. You’ll have a feel of what to expect from her previous singles but Priya raises the bar to take her glorious, genre-blurring “Raguwavy” sound global; The product of Priya’s creative partnership with her producer and brother Japhna Gold. Priya says, “This is the most pure and sacred work that I have ever put out into the world. I've carried it within me for a very long time until I found a way to translate it into these songs. If I could make your day better even if it's for a blink of a moment, is more than I could ever ask for. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it”. Priya also features on Jungle’s recent album on the track ‘Goodbye My Love’ - she supported them at Brixton Academy (3rd & 4th September) and Manchester Victoria Warehouse (17th & 18th September). Listen to the debut mixtape ‘damnshestamil’ out now.
