Bhavageete

Bhpppavageete or Bhavageeth (literally 'emotion poetry') is a form of expressionist poetry and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc., and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazals, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many parts of India, notably in kannada and Maharashtra. This genre may be called by different names in other languages.

Kannada Bhavageete

Kannada Bhavageete (Kannada: ಭಾವಗೀತೆ) draws from modern Kannada poetry

Notable modern Kannada poets whose works have been set to music include Kuvempu, D. R. Bendre, Gopalakrishna Adiga, K.S. Narasimhaswamy, G.S. Shivarudrappa, K. S. Nissar Ahmed, and N S Lakshminarayana BhBhavageete or Bhavageeth (literally 'emotion poetry') is a form ofexpressionist[clarification needed]poetry and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc., and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazals, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many parts of India, notably in Karnataka andArchana Udupa, Raju Ananthaswami, Sunitha Ananthaswamy, Anitha Ananthaswamy, Ravi Murur, M D Pallavi Arun and Mangala Ravi

Marathi Bhavageet

Marathi Bhavageet (Marathi:भावगीत) draws from Marathi language poetry.

Notable composers/performers/singers include Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Sudhir Phadke, Arun Date, Suman Kalyanpur, etc.

Poets include Suresh Bhat (who made Marathi ghazals popular), Shanta Shelke, etc.

See also

  1. Listen & Download Kannada Bhaavageetha Songs


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