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Genius of Aruna Sairam

Darbar Festival

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Aruna Sairam singing into a microphone

Indulge in an authentic south Indian concert known in India as a kacheri, as Aruna Sairam brings her vast repertoire of raga knowledge and spiritual lyrics to London.

Aruna Sairam performs music by Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi (1700–1765), Dikshitar (1775–1835), Shastri (1762–1827) and Tyāgarāja (1767–1847) – in turn exuberant, intense, serene and dramatic. Saint Tyāgarāja showed that Nadopasana, or the practice of music, is the path towards moksha, or liberation. Aruna Sairam reflects this using her sublime voice to transport you into the sound of nature for a profoundly healing experience.

Sairam is accompanied by the brilliant Sai Giridhar and Udupa on percussion and Srikanth MBE, the sublime violinist and composer in her own right. 

Tagged with: Classical music Darbar Festival 2024 Contemporary music

This performance will finish at approximately 1pm

Produced by Darbar in partnership with the Barbican

Performers

  • Aruna Sairam   carnatic vocal
  • Jyotsna Srikanth MBE   carnatic violin
  • Sai Giridhar   mridangam
  • Giridhar Udupa   ghatam

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Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

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