This week, on our Ladies Special, Mae is joined by Carnatic musician and vocalist Sushma Soma, based in Singapore and Chennai. Sushma opens up about quitting her Big Four accounting job to pursue music full time, her passion for sustainability and the environment, as well as preserving traditional artforms. She even opens up about the often problematic power dynamic between guru and shishya in the Indian classical space. Also, check out her performances from her album, Home, and a new track composed from her own Tamil poetry.

Song List:

Man in Nature (01:44 - 06:55)

Grief (23:37 - 28:34)

Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum (54:02 - 58:26)

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Instagram @sushmasaurus

Facebook @sushmamusic

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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