Apart from being an essential element in education, expression, and influence- environmentalism has been an integral part of music since antiquity. From ancient Greek artists who held nature as their muse to modern hip-hop groups such as Caucus and Grind for the Green, music continues to promote increased advocacy for environmental issues in our modern-day world.
Ditty, an urban ecologist and one of the most promising independent musicians from the era is known to surround her music around themes of environmentalism and sustainability. Her latest record, “Rain is coming” was released on March 22nd on account of World Water Day and aims to draw attention to the global water crisis.
The album is the love child of an artist collective called Faraway Friends, co-founded by Austrian drummer and producer David Raddish, German rapper Keno, and Ditty herself. Faraway Friends was born in the lap of the river Ganges in Varanasi during a project trip with Viva con…