Music Performance by Sruti Sarathy - AAPI Heritage Month Event

Sruti Sarathy  is a versatile Carnatic violinist, singer, and composer based in Chennai and in the Bay Area. Sruti's music brings out the voice of the Indian violin in a contemporary, imaginative, and socially conscious way. A graduate of Stanford University and a Fulbright Scholar, Sruti has received accolades both in India and in the United States for her artistry. She collaborates with Carnatic musicians and performs in festivals across the world. She often takes the role of composer-performer for dance and theater works.

In this Carnatic music performance, violinist and singer Sruti Sarathy shares a traditional musical form of India.  A Palo Alto native, Sruti explores diasporic identity and what it means to be both South Asian and American through her original sound.  Learn about how the violin became an Indian instrument, and experience how the centuries-old music continues to resonate across time and place. 

 

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