Birthday girl Rheanna Mouktika Kantipudi had an extra present on her special celebration when she partied with family and friends – a BD100 award-winning surprise as the kingdom marked National Day.
The talented 18-year-old Indian expatriate won first prize in the GDN Media ‘Tribute to Bahrain’ video contest with a playful rap which had thousands of viewers singing along on social media and thrilled our panel of judges.
She wrote and performed ‘Bahrain! A Rap to Remember’ accompanied by a Justin Bieber-inspired Ludacris Karaoke backtrack
“I’m very grateful that my rap has been chosen and loved by so many people!” said student Rheanna, who is studying at RCSI Bahrain (Medicine). “Honestly, I just wrote it in some dead time on a Friday morning at home, not thinking that it would reach so many people and I definitely did not expect the overwhelmingly positive response it garnered.
“Writing funny songs and raps has always been a huge source of entertainment for me as I’ve always enjoyed parodying popular music as a pianist and singer myself.
“This rap was a way for me to show the love I have for my second home country Bahrain through something that I could sprinkle my own unique flavour into.”
Music and medicine run in the family. “I live in Awali with my parents and older sister and we’ve been living here for the last 21 years,” she explained.
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