Srivani Jade Ensemble: Water & Earth

Srivani Jade will present from a North Indian Classical repertoire of a hundred years or more, with beautiful compositions describing the Indian love story of Water and Earth. The songs are ancient and contemporary, sacred and secular, and composed in various seasonal "ragas" or melodies. Often, in traditional Khayal compositions, the Water and Earth relationship is a metaphor for love and longing. The homecoming of the Beloved is eagerly anticipated as are the dark rain clouds bringing monsoon showers to a parched earth. Animals, birds, rivers, mountains, and flowers are companions and witnesses.

Srivani will perform from the Khayal, Thumri, and Bhajan genres of Hindustani music. She will sing and narrate to the traditional accompaniment of Tanpura, Tabla, and Harmonium.

This concert will be presented in person at the WWU Concert Hall, and broadcast online via a free livestream on the WWU site. 

About Srivani Jade

Srivani Jade was introduced to music at the age of four by her father Bhavani Prasad Jade and uncle Raghavendra Tilwalli. She has studied Khayal with Dr. Sharad Gadre in the Gwalior style and with Pandit Parameshwar Hegde in the Kirana style. She identifies deeply with the Bhakti tradition, and enjoys singing light classical music (Thumri-Dadra) and Devotional repertoire (Bhajans, Abhangs, Devaranama).