Kannada Kavya Kamanabillu, conceptualized in 2020, is an experimental music project that brings Kannada poetry from classical, medieval and modern time periods into dialogue with Indian classical and World Music forms not traditionally associated with these texts. By combining two rich cultural traditions, the project invites wider audiences to engage with classical poetry through music, and explores how literary texts can shape musical structure. It re-contextualizes both forms as accessible, living practices for contemporary audiences.
Playlist to listen to:
Series-1 – Chandoroopa (Metrical Forms)
A series that brings to the fore the invaluable compositions of female bhakti poetesses in unique contemporary musical presentation formats. Literary works and voices of women composers such as Akkamahadevi, Sanchi Honnamma, Neelambike, Muktayakka, Nanjanagudu Tirumalamba and Orebayi Lakshmi Devamma.
Krithika Sreenivasan 