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Indulge in Hindustani poetry, music & stories at Worli this Sunday
Updated On: 17 July, 2024 09:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Shriram Iyengar
This rare performance will see lyricist and poet Swanand Kirkire join artistes like Sameer Rahat and verse poet Nirmika Singh, on an evening that pays tribute to Hindustani poetry, music and stories
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Swanand Kirkire in the video for Shor Gul; Sameer Rahat. Pics Courtesy/Instagram; Taktook. Pic Courtesy/Andre Fernandes
There is a cacophony of noise on Vile Parle railway station when lyricist and writer Swanand Kirkire’s phone call. The irony does not go unnoticed. After all, the writer’s latest single, Shor gul, released earlier this month, captures the need for a quiet space for the soul. It is this sense of poetic freedom and joie de vivre that Kirkire hopes to find at the upcoming performance, Aur Suno, at the Worli haunt, Club Jolie’s this week.
“I am drawn to spaces that nurture spoken word poetry,” the writer remarks. The multi-faceted artiste is best known as the lyricist of songs like ‘Baawra mann from Hazaaron Khwaahishein Aisi (2003) or Dheeme dheeme from Laapata Ladies (2024). “There is this misconception that a person who writes songs does not write much else,” Kirkire laughs as we name the songs. “In India, there is very little space for poetry. We look at it in the context of songs or music,” he says.
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