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Kannada music refers to music of Karnataka, an Indian state. A state that is filled with historical events and cultural richness, Karnataka has a reputation for its music and literature.
Carnatic music of Karnataka is categorized in a distinguished segment. The land has remained blessed with numerous artistic talents and poets. These talents have gave India one classical creation after another and India has only been benefitted by such largesse.
Karnataka has always been more popular for its classical music. The classical music of the state is renowned not only in the state but also all over India and other parts of the world as well. The rich culture of folk and classical music continues to remain strong in the state.
Apart from folk, devotional music is also very popular in the state. Kannada music focuses on vocals. Singers are required to have complete command over vocal chords, only then they can perform with perfection.
Songs of Karnataka use several instruments but the primary one is tambura. Other instruments include veena, mridangam, electronic tambura, flute, kanjira and khatam. Some of the legendary names in Karnataka popular songs are, M.Ranga Rao, Rajan-Nagendra, Vijaya Bhaskar, G.K.Venkatesh and T.G. Lingappa.
The regional movie industry has proved to be of great help in popularizing Kannada music. Classical music culture is still intact but at the same time, other forms of music have made strong presence in the region.
Film music is very popular in the state. Classical songs are often fused with modern technologies and the consequent blend is proving to be of great appeal. In recent times, new genres of music have also started to register themselves.
Youths in particular have developed strong liking to the pop, rock, hip-hop, trance and jazz songs.
Some of the famous kannada singers are, KJ Yesudas, P Susheela, SP Balasubramanium, S Janaki, Chitra, Jayachandran, Karthik, Madhu Balakrishna, SP Sailaja, PB Sreenivas, Rajkumar and Vani Jayaram.
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