Indian musician sisters give Sia's 'Cheap Thrills' a soulful instrumental remix

"Cheap Thrills" like you've never heard before.
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Sonam Joshi
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Indian musician sisters give Sia's 'Cheap Thrills' a soulful instrumental remix
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Another day, another stirring Indian cover. After a series of beautiful Indian instrumental versions of the Game of Thrones and Star Wars themes, Canadian-Indian sisters Aathy and Aara Thambiappah have presented a cover of Sia's "Cheap Thrills". Their rendition uses veena, a classical Indian stringed instrument, to lend a slow and soulful touch to the original, fast-paced electropop party song.

In the past, the two siblings from Toronto have performed versions of popular Indian film songs. The "Cheap Thrills" cover was first put on their Facebook page Veena Thambaps and already has over 8,000 shares.

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Sonam Joshi

Sonam Joshi was Mashable's principal correspondent in India. She has previously worked for The Times of India group and Time Out Delhi, and written for The Caravan, Mint Lounge and Yahoo Originals.


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