Walayar (Instrumental) from Walayar by Street Academics

Based on the infamous "Kanjikode Cut" beat by Pakarcha Vyadhi, which was on constant repeat on underground circles for almost a decade. Vyadhi initially made the beat for Azuran during 2012 - 2013 who requested to make a South Indian flavored beat. Blending the samples of four Ilayaraja classics and one Vidyasagar banger, Vyadhi created a masterpiece of an instrumental on which Street Academics performed various verses over years in live shows. After the release of "Loop", the group finalized the lyrics and settled for a final theme, which was named after Walayar - Kanjikode area in Palakkad, the hometown of Vyadhi. The track bears the soundscape and lyrical theme reminiscent of NY grunge/boombap era, re-imagined in a Malabar setting provided by the Tamil folk-hop instrumental of Vyadhi and the multilingual hardcore verses of Haris Saleem and Imbachi. Literally providing an answer to the question, "How many kilometres from South Bronx to Kanjikode West?"

Alternative hip-hop group from Kerala, India.

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