Priya Ragu [LIVE]
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 20:00 · The Night Cat, Fitzroy
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">Tamil-Swiss artist Priya Ragu returns to Australia this November for two headline shows, landing at Powerhouse Parramatta in Sydney and The Night Cat in Melbourne.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">Over the past five years, Ragu has been carving out a sound that seems to exist in several places at once. Her self-described Raguwavy moves through R&B, hip-hop, soul and electronic music, threaded with the folk rhythms, melodies and instrumentation of her Tamil heritage. Tabla rhythms sit beneath low-slung basslines. Tamil melodies drift through warped synths and warm, analogue grooves. Her voice moves between the intimate and the ecstatic.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">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.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">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.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">That instinct has continued to pull Ragu towards the edges of the dancefloor. In 2024, she joined forces with Ahadadream and Skrillex for ‘TAKA’, bringin…