DR.SAKTHI M.D
Klang,Selangor
It is not wrong to say that Dr Sakthivel Thamotharan is probably the only medical doctor in the country who is having a solo music album out. This Klang boy whose music is a mix genre of reggae and fusion, sings in English, Tamil and Malay.
It all started in the year 2001, after completing his Form Five when he sought after hip hop artiste Balan Kashmir of former KLG sqwad and Navin ‘D’Navigator’ Kumar, multiple AIM award-winning music producer. Then more into hip hop and rap, Dr Sakthi did a demo tape for the duo who were duly impressed enough to invite him to be a “hidden member” of KLG sqwad, performing alongside the guys at shows.
However, just a short year down the road in 2002, he was offered a chance to study medicine in Ukraine but with music being in his blood, Dr Sakthi was confident that he could juggle both studies and music.
There he became further influenced by reggae music and thus took on stints as a part-time DJ to gain more visibility in the music scene,and went on to successfully become 1 of the biggest names in the city of Simferopol and the state of Crimea,Ukraine and and proudly Pioneering the birth of the local HipHop/Rap/Reggae/Urban music scene .In fact,he even travelled around Ukraine, joining forces and appearing on recordings with local russian bands and rap groups and in 2008 formed a five-member reggae band called Riddim Souljah's who took the local reggae scene by storm earning respects from Big Reggae names from Ukraine. He also became an emcee for RAGGA JUNGLE music, a sub-genre of DRUM & BASS and travelled around Ukraine performing in shows along side notable DRUM & BASS stars,1 of them being THE PANACEA from GERMANY.
In between studies, Dr Sakthi returned to Malaysia and became a close ally of Malaysia’s reggae ambassador Sasi the Don who featured the former in his songs. Plus in 2007, he also got the honour of performing alongside Sasi, Dayang Nurfaizah and Gary at Genting’s Arena of Stars in conjunction with the Merdeka celebrations.
In 2009 upon completion of his studies while balancing with his job as a Doctor, he dove headlong into the music scene and went on to do the Kondattam Remix with D’Navigator, 1-2 Remix with Balan Kashmir and 12 other Malaysian artistes in 2010.
Tracks he’s been involved in include Amplify Remix by KLG sqwad and Sunset Stylin in 2007 which was in Sasi’s previous Album- Asian Dancehall Revolution.
More recently, he recorded Right Time Comes with Sasi in the latter’s latest album, Don’t Panic, It’s Just Music,which also features Reggae/Dancehall legends Dr Alban,Apache Indian,Maxi Priest and Local Malaysian Diva's Jaclyn Victor and Anita Sarawak-,collaborated with Tamil Rapper Psychomantra on the song Chiku Bukku Raile from the album Punithamaana Tulasi,plus he shared the stage with Reggae Artist Salam and local sensations Prema Yin and Reshmonu in the We are Music gig and even performed in London alongside Apache Indian.
In July 2011 Dr.Sakthi opened the stage and performed with Sasi The Don, at the "Don' Panic,Its Just Music" album Launch.Yet again sharing the stage with Big names-International Reggae Artist Apache Indian,Malaysian Music Scene frontliners Jaclyn Victor,Rabbit Mac & Shezzay of Psychounit,Balan Kashmir and Psychomantra.
Dr Sakthi’s first single is an official remix of Bob Marley’s track; a Tamil reggae version of No Woman, No Cry (PENNE KANNEER VIDATHE) which he wrote himself and produced by D’Navigator.
Crediting his music influences as Poetic Ammo, Too Phat, Bob Marley, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Apache Indian, A.R. Rahman,Ilaiyaraaja, 5Nizza from Ukraine and Asa from Nigeria, Dr Sakthi says his music is a homage to these music greats.
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