Namma Culture Circle is an initiative that explores how culture in its various expressions can inspire and enable us to connect to Beauty, Goodness, Justice and Truth as universal human values. It brings together artists, educators, enthusiasts and practitioners of the arts and culture, in a series of conversations, performances and interactive sessions.
July saw us collaborating with Geetha Navale & Gopal Navale to explore these universal values through music..
The conversation with Geetha & Gopal explored how music inspires creativity to connect to inspiration and beauty that can allow us to transcend the mundane, and how can we express this inspiration in our lives in our own unique way.
About the artists : Veena Vidhushi Geetha Navale, is a disciple of the art and has trained under renowned Gurus Sri J.Anjaneyulu the Vice principal of Hyderabad music college and the legendary Sri R.K.Suryanarayan. Geetha has performed in various venues, from the temples in Malleswaram to jazz clubs in Manhattan. Gopal Navale professes he is from the ‘Grateful Dead’ Gharana. Currently a keen student of Classical Carnatic music, a vocalist, a flutist and a mandolin player rolled into one. Geetha and Gopal Navale are the founders of the residential world music centre, Guruskool. They also run a music project called Esperanto, a collaboration of musicians from diverse backgrounds and cultures to create and perform together music across the world. They also run a free art and music movement known as the Freedom Jam.
