Mandakini Dasi – Granny Rapper

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What you can say? One minute you are preparing to record a wisdom story with a hare Krishna nun and the next minute you are listening to “gran-ster” rap. Mandakini Dasi, also known as the Granny Rapper performs solo and also as part of a duo with her “Prodigal Son”, entertaining audiences from ages 4yrs – 104yrs.

Granny Rapper is an accomplished thespian having spent a decade with the Murwillumbah Theatre Company as a lead actor, director, costume co-ordinator and set dresser. At present she is involved in the film industry appearing in movies and featuring in TV commercials.

Over the past 6 years, AFI nominee and award winning filmmaker, Faramaz-K Rahber, has been documenting the life of Granny Rapper. The documentary is scheduled to conclude in the UK when Gran and the Prodigal Son return to their hometown Liverpool, England.
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For the past 20 years and when she is not being the Granny Rapper she is actively involved in Community Welfare work particularly focusing on youth and the aged. ​

In 2008, they produced a 5 track EP, “Let the Granny Rap”(available on iTunes). In 2016, they completed an album entitled “Prankster Gangsters” (available on iTunes). The album consists of 12 original tracks and a re-worked hip hop version of ‘Ferry Cross the Mersey’ by ” Gerry and the Pacemakers”.