A DJ, Beatboxer, Mridangam Player & B-Boy Walk Into a Room…

What happens when a DJ, a beatboxer, and a mridangam player walk into the same studio? We found out, and what they created together is something Indian YouTube has never seen before. Episode 2 of Desibels is here. This time we're exploring the second pillar of hip hop -DJing, and discovering how ancient South Indian percussion has been doing what DJs do for thousands of years. Our guest mridangam artist breaks down rhythm patterns that mirror modern DJ scratching and beat-dropping, while our beatboxer bridges the two worlds live in a session that genuinely gave us chills. Think you know where hip hop came from? Think again. THE FUSION NOBODY SAW COMING DJing isn't just about turntables and drops , it's about controlling rhythm, layering sound, and reading a crowd. Turns out, parallely in India mridangam players have been doing exactly that for decades. In this episode, we break down how Indian percussion and beatboxing connect to DJ culture in ways that'll completely change how you hear both. This is the music collaboration that had to happen. ABOUT DESIBELS Desibels is a first-of-its-kind series exploring the 5 pillars of hip hop through Indian culture proving that desi roots and hip hop have always spoken the same language. TIMESTAMPS 0:00-1:04 -5 elements of hip hop Intro 1:05-2:29 - History of DJ-ing 2:30-3:05 -Beatboxing 3:06-4:00-Konnakol/Mridangam 4:01-6:55- Understanding DJ-ing 6:56 - 8:30- FINAL JAM 8:31-8:48 - EP 3 Teaser Artists: DJ: Sandeep/DJ Dwell Beatboxer: Syed Afsar Mridangam Artist: Kaushik Sridhar Concept, Written & Directed by Sundaresh Kaushik Executive producer: Vivekanand Kilari Creative Producer: Sohail Karwar Showrunner : Sundaresh Kaushik Production Manager: Arpita Ganguly DOP Amey Patil Mehul Pramod Viddhi Nair Editor / Visual Direction Binil Krishna Sound design: Mohak Jagtap DJ Soundtrack : DJ Mana /Shamant Location: Rams Musique If this blew your mind, hit like, iit genuinely helps more people find this. Drop a comment: which Indian instrument do YOU think connects to hip hop next? Subscribe so you don't miss EP 3. #DJ #Beatbox #Mridangam #IndianPercussion #DJing #Beatboxing #HipHopDance #BeatboxBattle #IndianHipHop #IndianClassicalMusic #HipHop #Desibels #SouthIndianMusic #BBoying #MusicFusion Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scoopwhoop/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/scoopwhoop Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scoopwhoop/ To read more, log on to https://mygl.in/7en ScoopWhoop’s new Non-fiction destination is here: ScoopWhoop Unscripted. Check out the new videos and subscribe for some cool stuff here - https://youtube.com/@Scoopwhoop?si=pj0kx37BOkowNBKe For some crazy fun challenges, do check out and subscribe to our latest channel on YouTube - OK Tested - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7lmZqhJeTzeQQkqNvfmjqw