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Kingdom is the story of liberation and a young Goddess finding her power - and the first collaboration between Surrey, Canada based producer Khanvict and Australian singer Amritha Shakti. This call to arms is the result of COVID-era online collaboration born out of a one-time meeting at a music festival in New York in the fall of 2019. A brief conversation turned into a months-long exploration of ideas on the internet - culminating in a demo of ‘Kingdom’ in the spring of 2020. Sung in Amritha’s native Tamil, a South Indian language, the sing begins:
Naan pulli poren vaaren
Watch me arrive, like a fierce tiger
Odungadaa
Run away
ithu yenoda raajiyam
This is my kingdom/ reign
Aadungadaa
Dance (to my tune)
With the chorus reminding the listener (and the singer):
Jumbaalay Jumbaalaay
Un aatathaan inga kondu vandhu
oru scene-a podaathe
Don't bring your drama here/ don't try to mess with me--
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