Trio Swaralayaamaaya

In the organizer's words:

Traditional music from Bangalore

Indian classical music also has much finer pitch differences than are common in the Western tradition.

In the scales of Indian music, the octave is not divided into 12 semitones, but into 22 shrutis or micro-intervals. Singing is at the heart of Carnatic, i.e. South Indian music, and Varijashree Venugopal is currently considered one of the best singers in this main branch. She has a breathtakingly virtuoso command of the melodic finesse of the raga system and the equally complex rhythmic structures of the tala with its cyclically repeated beat sequences. She also has a practice she calls "Carnatic scat singing": the imitation of instrumental jazz solos using the South Indian tonal syllables. Venugopal is accompanied by two master percussionists, B. C. Manjunath plays the most important Carnatic rhythm instrument, the double-sided drum Mridangam, Guru Prasanna the tambourine-like frame drum Kanjira.

The concert will be recorded for radio by WDR. The broadcast date and link will be announced here at a later date.

Supported by the German Federal Cultural Foundation

Price information:

Optional prices - normal price € 18,- | At ACHT BRÜCKEN this year you decide for yourself which admission price you want to pay - based on the recommended normal price. You want to support the festival and can afford culture without having to pay? Do you want to show solidarity with people who are struggling to make ends meet? Choose a higher price and build bridges! Do you have less money left over for concerts? Is the cost a reason for you to attend fewer concerts or not try anything new? Then opt for a lower price. Proof of discount, such as a student ID, is no longer required.