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Electronic press kit · UAE · 2026
Songs of love and longing. Afro house, played live.
On record: Bollywood melody, Sufi poetry and indie songwriting, with 22 singles since November 2025. On stage: Afro house built live on an Ableton Push, woven with traditional music from across the world.
Spotify figures as of 25 Sep 2026.
Start here
Short on time? Play these three: the breakout, the move to the dancefloor and the new single. Together they run just under twelve minutes.
More than 52,000 Spotify streams and still #1 in KĀYA SOUND’s top tracks.
Afro house at 120 BPM. #2 in the Spotify top tracks five weeks after release.
121 BPM in D minor, released 24 September 2026.
Songs about love, mostly. And longing, always longing.
KĀYA SOUND
Sanskrit and Hindi for the body. Say it KAA-yuh.
KĀYA SOUND is the music project of Nripanka Das, based in the UAE, with P.A.R.I and ND among the featured artists.
Every release is independent, from the debut NOOR in November 2025 to Midnight Mantra II in September 2026.
The journey · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Each moon below is a release, placed on its date and drawn as the moon looked on its release night. The line traces the moon’s light across eleven months. Scroll through and the 3D moon follows, release by release. Hover or tap any moon to jump to that night.
NOOR arrives on 1 November 2025 and becomes the breakout, passing 52,000 Spotify streams. Junoon, Tere Bina Re and Saiyaan Re follow within a week, with P.A.R.I joining as a featured artist.
NOOR · Junoon · Tere Bina Re · Saiyaan Re · Echoes of YouSaaqiya takes its name from the cupbearer of Sufi poetry. Spotlight lands on Christmas Eve and Saiyaan Mora on New Year’s Day. Incomplete Dreams now sits at #4 in the Spotify top tracks.
Saaqiya · Spotlight · Saiyaan Mora · It’s You · Incomplete DreamsThe range widens. Apple Music files Throne of Tears under hip-hop, Kaahe Bana under rock and Toofan (Reprise) under folk. Spellbound and Too Late bring in ND. The catalogue now spans nine Apple Music genres.
Throne of Tears · Crimson Promise · No Ghost Writer · Spellbound · T.I.G.E.R. · Too Late · Kaahe Bana · Toofan (Reprise)Midnight Mantra carries the songs onto the dancefloor and climbs to #2 in the Spotify top tracks. MAAHI (Afterdark Mix) and Mannat follow. Midnight Mantra II lands on 24 September.
Midnight Mantra · MAAHI (Afterdark Mix) · Mannat · Midnight Mantra II3of5
Three of KĀYA SOUND’s top five tracks on Spotify came out in the last five weeks, between 21 August and 13 September 2026.
The series
PART I · PART II
a mantra only works on repeat.
A two-part Afro house series featuring Nripanka. Part I arrived on 21 August 2026 and rose to #2 in KĀYA SOUND’s Spotify top tracks. Part II followed 34 days later, two days before the Harvest Moon.
Next midnight in the UAE: tonight
feat. NRIPANKA
midnight isn’t a time. it’s a state.
feat. Nripanka
this is what midnight sounds like.
Both parts drop at 0:47, each time out of near-silence. Part II drops again at 1:51. Bars drawn to scale.
Catalogue · 22 singles · 1 h 26 min
All 22 singles in release order, each self-released under ℗ KĀYA SOUND. Gold numbers mark the ten songs in KĀYA SOUND’s Spotify top tracks.
| № | Moon | Title | Featuring | Released | Length | Apple Music genre | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Moon on release night: 72% waxing | NOOR#1light | Nripanka | 4:30 | Worldwide | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 02 | Moon on release night: 100% waning | Junoon#6obsession, passion | Nripanka & P.A.R.I | 4:00 | Worldwide | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 03 | Moon on release night: 92% waning | Tere Bina Rewithout you | Nripanka & P.A.R.I | 3:38 | Worldwide | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 04 | Moon on release night: 92% waning | Saiyaan Re#7O beloved | Nripanka | 3:11 | Worldwide | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 05 | Moon on release night: 11% waxing | Echoes of You#10 | Nripanka | 4:02 | Pop | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 06 | Moon on release night: 9% waning | SaaqiyaO cupbearer, from Sufi poetry | Nripanka | 4:12 | Rock | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 07 | Moon on release night: 13% waxing | Spotlight | — | 3:33 | Dance | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 08 | Moon on release night: 90% waxing | Saiyaan Moramy beloved | — | 4:43 | Rock | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 09 | Moon on release night: 57% waning | It's You | — | 4:18 | Pop | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 10 | Moon on release night: 31% waxing | Incomplete Dreams#4 | — | 4:38 | Worldwide | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 11 | Moon on release night: 37% waning | Throne of Tears | — | 3:11 | Hip-Hop/Rap | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 12 | Moon on release night: 9% waning | Crimson Promise | — | 4:48 | Pop | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 13 | Moon on release night: 99% waxing | No Ghost Writer | — | 2:49 | Worldwide | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 14 | Moon on release night: 98% waning | Spellbound#8 | ND | 4:35 | Pop | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 15 | Moon on release night: 1% waxing | T.I.G.E.R. | Nripanka | 3:20 | Fitness & Workout | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 16 | Moon on release night: 85% waxing | Too Late#9 | ND | 4:03 | Pop | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 17 | Moon on release night: 28% waning | Kaahe Bana काहे बना | Nripanka & P.A.R.I | 4:56 | Rock | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 18 | Moon on release night: 100% waning | Toofan (Reprise)storm | Nripanka & P.A.R.I | 3:12 | Folk | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 19 | Moon on release night: 57% waxing | Midnight Mantra#2 | Nripanka | 4:13 | Afro-Beat | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 20 | Moon on release night: 56% waning | MAAHI (Afterdark Mix)#5beloved | — | 4:03 | Dance | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 21 | Moon on release night: 4% waxing | Mannat#3a vow made in prayer | Nripanka & P.A.R.I | 2:51 | Folk | Apple MusicListen ↗ | |
| 22 | Moon on release night: 91% waxing | Midnight Mantra II | Nripanka | 3:00 | Afro-Pop | Apple MusicListen ↗ |
Live
KĀYA SOUND builds each set in real time on the Push. Afro house carries the groove, with traditional music from across the world layered over it, so no two sets run the same way.
Available for
Setup: Ableton Push. Technical rider on request.
For press & promoters
Bios in three lengths and a fact sheet. Each Copy button puts the text on your clipboard, ready for a listing, a lineup page or a feature.
KĀYA SOUND writes songs of love and longing from Bollywood and Sufi roots, and plays Afro house live on an Ableton Push.
KĀYA SOUND is the UAE-based music project of Nripanka Das. On record, the songs draw on Bollywood melody, Sufi poetry and indie songwriting. On stage, KĀYA SOUND plays Afro house live on an Ableton Push, woven with traditional music from across the world. Since November 2025 it has released 22 singles, led by NOOR (52,000+ Spotify streams) and the two-part Midnight Mantra series.
KĀYA SOUND is the music project of Nripanka Das, based in the UAE. The songs are about love, mostly, and longing, always longing. They draw on Bollywood melody, Sufi poetry and indie songwriting.
The first single, NOOR, came out on 1 November 2025 and has passed 52,000 Spotify streams. Twenty-one more singles followed in the next 327 days, about one every two weeks, with Nripanka, P.A.R.I and ND as featured artists. Apple Music files the catalogue under nine genres, from hip-hop and rock to folk and dance.
In August 2026 KĀYA SOUND released Midnight Mantra, an Afro house track that rose to #2 in its Spotify top tracks within five weeks. Midnight Mantra II followed on 24 September 2026.
Live, KĀYA SOUND plays Afro house in real time on an Ableton Push and layers in traditional music from across the world. Every release is independent, under ℗ KĀYA SOUND.
Hi-res artwork on request.
Bookings & press
nripankadas [at] gmail.com
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