Documentary | Electronic Meets Folk: A Global Collaboration Empowering India's Women Artists with Sound of Women

Mumbai-based rapper @krantinaari is amplifying women folk artists across India through her @soundofwomen_ project with @charuhariharan. They travel to communities where women’s voices are often unheard and where a career in music once felt impossible.

With Studio Monkey Shoulder, Kranti journeyed through Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on a mobile studio bus, living with these communities and recording samples for FolkSoul - a compilation inviting producers worldwide to reinterpret traditional folk samples through contemporary sounds.

Kranti also created opportunities for these artists to perform on stage - hosting community showcases in the region that sparked the inaugural @agraartsfestival, and bringing rural folk artist @hemntiipithauraagddh to Mumbai to perform at @bonobobandra for the Sound of Women finale showcase alongside her hip hop collective @wildwildwomen_ and DJ @smokeysound who contributed a track to the album.

Watch this video to follow Kranti’s journey and see the impact Sound of Women is having both locally and globally.

Thank you to all the folk artists in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand who participated in the programme including Suman shashtriya sangeen Kendra , Neeta Gupta, Siddharth Niranjan, Nahar Ganj, kala kutir, Reema verma, Danish Mom, Mahir Sahab, Bharatiya Sangeetalay, Pinki didi, Hemanti devi Ganga devi Pushpa devi Khasthi devi Chandrashekar Tampta

The artists, producers and engineers on the upcoming FolkSoul album & project collaborators: @kissnuka @smokeysound @ayantun.de @madamegandhi @reifiersounds @noni_mouse @martasupernova @deejaysamrai @iamjuliehill @nikdakick @rakaflacka @dhir.mody @thegreysuk @anirudhsankaran

The @agraartsfestival hosted at @_kalakutir with @arry_theknight @_exit22 @tanishkakachru @kaq_agrewala @thisissiddharthniranjan

And @bonobobandra and @thegaygazebombay2.0 for hosting the @soundofwomen_ finale showcase @the.mermellian @hemntiipithauraagddh @muktaraste @wildwildwomen_ @smokeysound

Video Credits

DOP & Editor: @francescomartinuzzi

Local Production: @agraheritagewalks @redboxfilmers @ritwik_ @manasinene

Sound: @samstewart

Producer: @magdalenamoursy (@worldwide.fm)

Supported by Producer: @phoetini (@kingdom_collective)

This video series by Studio Monkey Shoulder is a collaboration between @worldwide.fm and @monkeyshoulder