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Hanumankind shows what ‘history sounds like’ in BTS video from Coachella: ‘It a little surreal, didn’t really sink in’

Rapper Hanumankind collaborated with Instagram to show behind the scene footage from his performance this year at Coachella.

Hanumankind became the fourth Indian artiste to perform at Coachella. (Photo: Instagram/Hanumankind)

Rapper Hanumankind recently etched his name in the history books, becoming only the fourth Indian to ever perform at the famed Coachella Music Festival. The Kerala-born, Houston-raised rapper brought more than just a touch of Indian music to the Empire Polo Club in California, with the beats of the Chenda drums making a deafening statement that Indian hip-hop was here to stay.

Hanumankind and Instagram collaborated on a post and shared behind-the-scenes footage leading up to his performance. including practices and pre-performance rituals. The caption of the post wrote, “This is what history sounds like. Chenda-meets-Coachella — for the first time ever.” The rapper collaborated with Kochuveettil Beats, who are a US-based Malayalam music group, for his set on the big stage.

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Talking about his performance, Hanumankind said, “It didn’t really sink in until we were here suddenly; it’s a little surreal.” One of the group members of Kochubeettil added that Hanumankind is doing big things for the culture and that hearing ‘Run It Up’ was “insane because it features Chenda, a drum that we play.” He admitted that they were all making history being the very first American Malayalis performing at Coachella.

“Music has been a part of my life because it’s something that, wherever you are, wherever you travel, whatever you do, it’s around you, it surrounds you, and it’s part of the culture of the place and the language of the land. Who would have thought a couple of folks from the south side of India are just making music and playing at Coachella? But I’m so proud because I was lucky enough to have some things unfold for me because of the decisions I made,” said the rapper.

The video even showed Hanumankind doing push-ups, breathing exercises and calling friends and family before taking the stage. The rapper who commanded a niche audience and attention blew up to a new stratosphere when his single ‘Big Dawgs’ was released last year. He followed it with ‘Run It Up’, and in the video of the song, he gave tribute to the culture of Kerala and various martial-art forms belonging to places all across India.

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