Sumeet Samos
Sumeet Samos | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Turuk, Da-Lit boy[1] |
| Born | 19 October 1993 Tentulipadar, Koraput district, Odisha |
| Genres | Hip hop music |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, student activist, columnist, photographer[2] |
| Years active | 2016––present |
| Labels | Qweed Media |
| Website | www |
Sumeet Samos is an Indian Dalit music artist and Rapper from Odisha, India.[3] He writes and sings in English, Hindi and Odia. His first hip-hop single "Ladai Seekh Le" (Learn to Resist) was released in 2018.
Samos addresses SC/ST students,[4] Savarna oppression, Ambedkar-Phule ideology,[5] manual scavenging,[6] caste discrimination and atrocities against Dalits[7] in his songs.
Life
Sumeet Samos was born into a Dalit family of Tentulipadar village of Koraput district, Odisha.[8] He completed his schooling from Bhubaneswar.[9] He has a Masters in Latin American Literature (Spanish) from Jawaharlal Nehru University.[10]
Samos started rapping in 2016 and his inspiration is the rapper Tupac Shakur.[11]
Tracks
| Year | Track | Artist | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ladai Seekh Le[12] | Sumeet Samos | Sanjay Singh Karki |
| 2018 | Desia Pila[13] | Sumeet Samos | Debojit Bora and Hans Abhishek |
| 2018 | All You know is Five words[14] | Sumeet Samos | Sumeet Samos |
References
- ^ "They Called Him A 'Dalit Rapper', Now He Is Owning The Tag". www.inuth.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "A space where there was none: Delhi Bahujan collective hosts art festival". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "'A world without sorrow': Dalit musicians in India fight bias". South China Morning Post. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Dalit rapper Sumeet Samos on casteism at JNU: You just can't escape it". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Ladai Seekh Le! Ambedkarite Sumeet Samos Is Transforming Indian Hip-Hop". Feminism In India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Watch: This powerful rap about the inhuman practice of manual scavenging". The News Minute. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Watch: JNU Student's Dalit Rap Takes On Casteism". HuffPost India. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Bureau, Odisha Sun Times. "Odisha boy's journey from Jeevan Jyoti to JNU | OdishaSunTimes.com". odishasuntimes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "A defiant rap". @businessline. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Banerjea, Aparna (11 August 2018). "A dalit rapper uses his verses as a weapon to take on an unequal society". Business Standard India. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Mishra, Sweta (31 July 2018). "Watch: Odisha Rapper's Take On Caste Discrimination - ODISHA BYTES". ODISHA BYTES. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "A hip-hop album takes on caste discrimination". Deccan Herald. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ sumit samos, Desia Pila II Sumeet Samos, retrieved 16 December 2018
- ^ "Rapper Sumeet Samos Raps Against Caste Oppression In India". FOCUS magazine. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.