How an Indian maestro is taking classical music to the masses

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The Carnatic music vocalist has critiqued the south Indian classical music industry for being under the dominant preserve of the upper-caste Brahmin community. Carnatic music, traditionally set to songs composed by Hindu devotional poets of the 17th Century and beyond, is a genre associated with southern Indian classical music. Coming from the orthodox traditions of the south Indian classical music world, Krishna`s outreach programmes are, many believe, a first of its kind. Image caption Classical music concerts are now held in fishing villages in ChennaiThe festival included a coming together of different forms of music and art alongside Carnatic music. UnusualKrishna is an unusual Indian maestro who has taken the traditionally upper-caste classical music to the lower-castes and disprivileged.