If you’ve noticed a slump in the frequency of blog posts, well, it’s because of my latest internet adventure, my YouTube channel (link in my FB/orkut, not on this website). Though I have plans for a short movie some time this year, all I’ve uploaded so far are some music videos of covers I’ve been practicing. So far, it’s been fun, and hey, it gives me a reason to pick up my guitar every once in a while and prevents the cobwebs from conquering a new neighborhood!
Spending a lot of time on YT these days, I’ve noticed that there isn’t much desi content out there. It seems to be pretty much American-dominated as of now, and I’m really curious to see what it will look like once video uploads become more mainstream in India. I’d give this about 2 years. Digi-cams and high internet speeds are increasingly becoming a part of the middle class, and soon enough, I’m sure we’ll be seeing some good original desi content on our screens ! As of now, most of the desi videos seem to be from desi diaspora or mainstream TV. Here’s a countdown of my favourite desi YT picks:
(8) Tamil rap song ‘Kuttali’ – By Malaysian-desi rap group ( I swear one of them looks like Snoop Dog! )
(7) It’s the Singhsons ! – Punjabi version of the Simpsons intro, pretty ok.
(6) Gay Indian stand-up comedy act – How often do you hear of a gay, indian comedian? His video is hilarious :)
(5) Indian Cricket – Great fielding moments – Set to a pretty sweet punjabi song
(4) Reverse Outsourcing – LOL. Hard to find a comedian funnier or at least as funny as Russel Peters!
(3) Sheena Melwani (Cover of Alicia Keys’ No One) – Sheena’s getting pretty popular on YouTube, and she should get signed pretty soon, if not already. Good luck to her. Her name sounds desi and she looks desi as well, but I don’t know any more details other than her being an awesome singer.
(2) Penn Masala’s Facebook Skit - My #2 desi video pick…. Not only hilarious but great sounding as well. Excellent work, this was featured on YouTube. Great video, great voices. Superb job by the folks at U Penn.
(1) Indian Rap in 5 languages - Very catchy tune from an SF-based desi rap group. Best desi rap I’ve heard so far.
Hope you liked the list! If you have some other favs, please post the link in the comments section! Happy surfing :)
