Carnatic violinist Jyotsna Srikanth to re-release Bangalore Dreams
Carnatic violinist Jyotsna Srikanth is re-releasing her 2015 EP 'Bangalore Dreams' with the Jyotsna Carnatic Jazz Trio. The re-release marks the first album under Tala Root Records, a new sub-label of Femme Music. Originally inspired by nostalgia while living in the UK, the music now reflects a renewed perspective after her return to Bengaluru.
- ▪Jyotsna Srikanth is re-launching her 2015 EP 'Bangalore Dreams' with the Jyotsna Carnatic Jazz Trio.
- ▪The re-release is the first album for Tala Root Records, a new sub-label of Femme Music.
- ▪The original EP was created during a period of homesickness while Jyotsna was living in the United Kingdom.
- ▪She now views the melodies differently after relocating back to Bengaluru.
- ▪Jyotsna believes studying both Eastern and Western classical violin has made her a more complete musician.
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“I always believed learning the violin in both Eastern and Western classical styles would make me a complete musician,” says Jyotsna Srikanth. The Bengaluru-based musician will be re-launching her 2015 EP Bangalore Dreams with the Jyotsna Carnatic Jazz Trio; the album is the first release for Tala Root Records, the newly launched sub-label of Femme Music.Jyotsna says Bangalore Dreams came into being at a time when she was living in the United Kingdom and was homesick and nostalgic. “Memories of home used to hit hard and each track reflects one of those times. Now, having relocated to Bengaluru, I hear those melodies with a different perspective.”
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