As a young, Australian-born Tamil woman, Srisha Sritharan uses her background as an Australian Poetry Slam Sydney & NSW Champion to discuss socio-political issues though her music. After securing the title of a finalist at the Sydney Opera House in 2017, Srisha subsequently won the Bankstown Poetry Grand Slam at Sydney Town Hall and the People’s Choice, and has since progressed to working on her own music, recently performing “Colonise My Melanin” from her upcoming mixtape at Secret Garden Festival, 2019. Some of Srisha’s notable work includes performing at the Sydney Writers Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Casula Powerhouse Museum. Interviewed by ABC Lateline and SBS Tamil radio for her winning slam “Fake News” which she featured over Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 track “These Walls”, Srisha hopes to start pressing conversations locally and globally.
After claiming the title of Australian Poetry Slam Sydney & NSW Champion at the Sydney Opera House and recently performing her project “Colonise My Melanin” at Secret Garden Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Srisha continues to dominate the underground hip-hop scene for a hot minute. Interviewed by ABC Lateline for her winning slam “Fake News” which she featured over Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 track “These Walls”, Srisha hopes to start pressing conversations locally and globally. Her debut single “Euphoria” sees the union of her delicate vocals and fiery rap.