Singing Emptiness : Kumar Gandharva Performs the Poetry of Kabir
by
Linda Hess
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Enactments
ISBN-10
0857429752
ISBN-13
9780857429759
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Imprint
Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 24th, 2021
Print length
166 Pages
Weight
254 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Literature: history & criticism
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Now in paperback, the journey of a great Hindustani classical vocalist's search for the voice of emptiness. Here, two men, five centuries apart, make contact with each other through poetry, music, and performance. Kumar Gandharva, the great twentieth-century Hindustani classical vocalist, sings Kabir, the great fifteenth-century poet. Kabir composed poetry that evoked a space called nirgun or shunya—something without qualities or boundaries, empty—which challenged listeners to know it and to know themselves. Kumar Gandharva, drawn to Kabir and other poets of the nirgun experience, seeks the voice that can actually sing emptiness. Singing Emptiness includes a substantial introductory essay, bilingual texts of 30 songs, and contributions by two renowned Indian writers, U. R. Ananthamurthy and Ashok Vajpeyi.
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