Traditions, credited voices and cultural memory. A way into the world behind the songs.
A familiar folk song often reaches us through its melody and opening lines. The writer behind it can be less familiar. The search for less widely heard songs and their credited voices is an important thread in Chandan Tiwari’s musical practice.
Read the storyA river in a folk song is more than a landscape. It is connected with journeys, the lives along its banks and the memory of a place. A river’s name can carry the sound of an entire world.
Read the storyFolk songs connected with Gandhi offer a way to hear ideas in the language and memory of everyday life. The charkha, khadi and satyagraha appear through different compositions and voices.
Read the storyChandan’s practice includes the search for rare songs and less widely heard writers. Her artist brief describes writing on folk subjects, e-book collections such as Lokraag Geetmala and the documentation of traditional compositions.
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