Anthony Daasan

Anthony Daasan is an Indian, folk singer, who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry. He is known for contributing a powerful voice to fusions of Tamil folk, country, jazz, electronica and rock styles. Before playback singing, he worked as a travelling festival folk singer, collaborating with players of Nadaswaram, Thavil and Thappu, dancers and acrobats among others. He has performed with influential movie industry veterans such as Usha Uthup. Apart from his musical performances, he has also made cameo appearances in Tamil films, particularly in songs he sang, notably in a cameo as a gangster in the Karthik Subbaraj directorial, Jigarthanda. He was also featured in The Dewarists, a musical television series in India, partly a music documentary and a travelogue. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)