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One to watch: Ganavya
The South India-raised, New York-born artist, who has collaborated with Sault and more, melds spiritual jazz, burbling electronica and a soaring voice
Early in the evening, a woman in an ethereal white dress, alone under the spotlights, unleashed elegant, deeply moving vocal acrobatics that drew on south Asian classical traditions. Doraiswamy was taught carnatic music by her mother and grandmothers, and learned storytelling techniques during a youth spent on southern India’s pilgrimage trail. The nocturnal blend of spiritual jazz and burbling electronics provides a lush, atmospheric backdrop for Doraiswamy’s voice, which dances, as if en pointe.
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