Dec 01 2024 to Dec 01 2024 5:30 p.m.

Price: 0 onwards Book/Buy

Where

Freedom Park

Seshadri Road, Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru 560009

Event Description

Kantha is the flagship subfestival at BLR Hubba 2024- 16 days of music at the historic Freedom Park, celebrating music from across Asia that breaks boundaries. Between 30th November and 15th December, weekends will see 3 artists play each day, while weekdays will have 2 artists each day.
 
Booking this event allows you to enjoy both performances on the 1st of December- to check out all the performances at Kantha and reserve your spot, please visit kantha.blrhubba.in. 
 
About the Performance
 
This performance is a unique experiment between TM Krishna, among the greatest living Carnatic vocalists, and the Jogappas, a transgender community of musicians in Karnataka.
 
The Jogappas are a musical community who sing the praise of Yellamma but like all 'queer' communities, the Jogappas are marginalised and stigmatised. They predominantly sing compositions in  Marathi and Kannada, steeped in ritualistic fervour and a hypnotic rhythm. By presenting Carnatic music alongside them, TM Krishna has begun a rare conversation between people who are  far removed and art forms that belong to the two spectral ends of society.  
 
Through this musical partnership, Krishna has managed to question social norms, inequality and the inherent discomfort we all feel when interacting with the third gender. Musically, Krishna has worked honestly to maintain the aesthetic integrity of  both art forms, acutely conscious of the inequality in perception that exists about both forms.
 
 This project has  seamlessly brought together two unlikely partners in the most thoughtful and sensitive manner. Like always,  TM Krishna raises many uncomfortable questions through this aesthetic synergy.