Global artistes Hanumankind, Devi Sri Prasad, and Aditya Gadhvi performed at the Nassau Coliseum in New York in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian diaspora on Sunday. Kerala-based hip-hop artist Hanumankind, whose viral song ‘Big Dawgs’ entered the top 10 charts on Billboard Global 2002 last month, thrilled the audiences with his performance. In the viral video, Hanumankind performed ‘Big Dawgs’ before PM Modi as the audience cheered for him. Watch here: Pop sensation Hanumankind performs at Modi&US diaspora event in New York pic.twitter.com/5oxDZiG9Qb — Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) September 22, 2024 The video earned praise from several music enthusiasts with one commenting, “Mark this he is rising global star. He and many Indian rappers and hip hop guys and girls are too good.” Another user wrote, “Everyone jumping on their seats.” Aditya Gadhvi, on the other hand, wooed the audience with his superhit track 'Khalasi'. Watch the video here: #WATCH | Modi&US Event | Singer Aditya Gadhvi performs in Nassau Coliseum in New York, Long Island. PM Modi will shortly address the Indian diaspora, here. pic.twitter.com/JbvUygJUxf — ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2024 After the performances, PM Modi met Hanumankind and other artistes. While greeting the rapper, the Prime Minister said, ‘Jai Hanuman’ before he hugged him and shook his hand, praising him for his performance. VIDEO | PM Modi (@narendramodi) welcomed by music artists Hanumankind, Aditya Gadhvi and Devi Sri Prasad (@ThisIsDSP) onstage at the Community Event at Nassau Coliseum in New York earlier today. #PMModiUSVisit (Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/thZKkxDEw2 — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 22, 2024 Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Nassau Coliseum where 15,000 members of the Indian diaspora gathered from 42 different states to welcome him. According to ANI, artists from different groups have been preparing for days to perform their traditional music for PM Modi. The artists performed 'Yakshagana', a form of traditional folk dance popular in the coastal districts of Karnataka and parts of Kerala, at the venue. Members of the Indian diaspora from Tamil Nadu played the traditional musical instrument 'Parai' at the event ahead of PM Modi's address. A group of artistes performed Mallakhamb, an acrobatic activity from Maharashtra.
