Jyotsna Srikanth ‘Shakthi’
Enjoy a mix of acoustic and electronic music with high energy South Indian 'konakkol' beatboxing when The Jyotsna Srikanth Trio present 'Shakthi' at St James Scottish Episcopal Church in November!
About Jyotsna Srikanth ‘Shakthi’
The Jyotsna Srikanth Trio present 'Shakthi' ('strength' in Sanskrit) - contemporary Indian tunes composed during lockdown - when the world came to a standstill. Expressing the courage and strength required to survive during the pandemic, the songs blend ragas with Indian-style electronics and improvisation. Led by South Indian contemporary violin with keyboards/electronics and drums/ethnic percussion, expect a mix of acoustic and electronic music with high energy South Indian 'konakkol' beatboxing.
Jyotsna Srikanth plays violin; Shadrach Solomon keys/electronics; Karthik Mani drums/percussion.
Hailing from Bangalore and now based in London, Jyotsna is Europe’s foremost Indian violinist. Her music illuminates the Carnatic musical tradition in kaleidoscopic colour. Approaching every musical interaction with a forward-thinking outlook, Jyotsna is just as likely be found revelling in raga rotations or jamming in free jazz, often marrying the two.
Jyotsna’s musical tutelage began at home guided by her mother, Ratna Srikantiah, a Carnatic vocalist and teacher - as a girl Jyotsna would practice for six hours daily and attend concerts in the evenings. At the age of six she saw violin legend Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan perform and was inspired to take up the instrument, training under musical greats including R.R. Keshavamurthy and V.S. Narasimhan. Making her professional debut at the age of nine. Jyotsna initially made a successful career in the film industry, playing on over two hundred South Indian cinematic soundtracks. Upon moving to London her work expanded to include television and festival engagements including work for the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, WOMAD, BBC Proms and the Red Violin Festival.
Her 2013 album Call of Bangalore (Riverboat Records) cemented her position as a ‘major instrumentalist of vision and imagination’ - fRoots, while 2014's Bangalore Dreams (United Sound) was Jyotsna’s meditation on encounters; east meets west, ornamentation meets groove, India meets jazz. 2016 saw the release of Carnatic Connection, an exotic collaboration with the eleven-member Bollywood Brass Band.
'..Jyotsna Srikanth is an extraordinary and versatile violinist... free-flowing, often mesmerising' The Guardian
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