Vathshan
City Hall Square, Main Stage
Saturday, August 16
16.15
– A musical bridge builder
Vathshan fuses melodic Tamil music with Afrobeat, R&B and hip-hop, building musical bridges between his Tamil heritage and his Norwegian upbringing. Inspired by musical icons such as AR Rahman, Anirudh and Yuvan Shankar Raja, he creates songs that touch both the heart and the sense of rhythm.
Vathshan's musical journey began in 2023 with the single "Paakura Paakura", and in a short time he has gained over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and millions of plays. Much of this is probably thanks to his unique sound and his ability to completely renew himself by gathering new musical inspiration for each song he creates.
On stage, Vathshan takes the audience on a journey through identity, culture and modern music, and his unique style and strong presence provide great emotions and a lot of energy.