Bhaavgeet

Bhavageete or Bhavageeth (literally 'emotion poetry') is a form of expressionistpoetry 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 and Maharashtra. This genre may be called by different names in other languages.

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 Bhatta.

Notable Bhavageete performers include P. Kalinga Rao, Mysore Ananthaswamy, C. Aswath, Padma Charan, H. K. Narayana, Balappa Hukkeri, Sangeetha Katti, H R Leelavathi, Sulochana, Shimoga Subbanna, Ratnamala Prakash, Archana Udupa, Raju Ananthaswami, Sunitha Ananthaswamy, Anitha Ananthaswamy, Ravi Murur, M D Pallavi Arun and Mangala Ravi

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