Carnatic

[kahr-nat-ik]

noun

1. a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state.

Carnatic

/ kɑːˈnætɪk /

noun

1. a region of S India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast: originally the country of the Kanarese; historically important as a rich and powerful trading centre; now part of Tamil Nadu state

Example Sentences

He delighted audiences at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall and collaborated with jazz legends, Western classical orchestras, and Carnatic music maestros.

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Sriram says the success of these artists inspires him to do the same with his Carnatic style.

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"My mission since the beginning has been to take my Carnatic musical roots and amplify them across the globe," he says.

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Last year he went viral with his critically acclaimed NPR Tiny Desk concert and released Sidharth, an album in English which mixes Carnatic music with R&B and indie rock influences.

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While Diljit Dosanjh and Arijit Singh cover the globally popular Bollywood and bhangra genres, Sriram is the first Carnatic singer since AR Rahman to do the same.

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