Bamba Bakya - Topic

Bhakkiyaraj, popularly known by his stage name, Bamba Bakya, was an Indian Tamil playback singer and musician. He predominantly worked alongside music composer A. R. Rahman on numerous collaborations in films. He received the name Bamba Bakya after A. R. Rahman asked him to sing songs for him just like African musician Sory Bamba. It later went onto become a stage name as well as an identity of him. He was well known for his unique baritone.
A. R. Rahman included him in the 2010 film Raavanan, during which he sang in the song "Kedakkari".
In 2024 A. R. Rahman revealed that with the help of AI, voice models of late singers Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed had been used in composing the track 'Thimiri Yezhuda' for the upcoming film Lal Salaam.