Bangalore is the most popular metropolitan city of the country of India and is also known by the name ‘Silicon Valley of India’. This is because the city is one of the most important IT hubs of the country, alongside other important Indian cities such as Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi.
Bangalore has many musical bands that have contributed to both branches of Indian classical music- the Carnatic and Hindustani classical traditions. It is also the home to many exceptional musicians, new and old and the state also houses well known musical personalities such as Purandara Dasa who is well known as the Father of Carnatic music. Kalakkad Subbiah Ramanarayanan Iyer, Dr Nithyasree Mahadevan, Gingger Shankar, Basavaraja Rajaguru, Gangubai Hangal, Sawai Gandharva and Tyagaraja are some other well known figures in the field.
The new musicians of the state are adopting a very modern approach to music and have been fusing music belonging to different genres together so as to create a completely new genre which is progressive. The ethnic touch remains in this form of music. Some people who have made it to the limelight are Lucky Ali, Suchethan Rangaswamy, Pravin D. Rao, Shimoga Subbanna, G.V. Atri, C. Ashwath, P. Kalinga Rao, Raghu Dixit (Mysore), Jim Ankan Deka, Bapu Padmanabha, Pravin Godkhindi, Ananthaswamyand Balappa Hukker.
The music scene in Bangalore comprises a far-cry of different genres starting from international music to very traditional Indian folk songs. Janapadhas are the traditional folk songs that were sung in the historic times of Karnataka. Also, the large number of different people living in Bangalore coming from different backgrounds developed a distinct musical style. Often you will hear auto rickshaws and shops playing music from Kannada movies.
The party life and nightlife are also rather vibrant in this part of the country. Bangalore is the Pub Capital of India and thus music in pubs, restaurants and nightclubs are obviously quite classy. The music played in these places are mostly popular numbers from around the world. The genres played range from Pop, Indi-pop, Hip-Hop, Trance and Bollywood music.
It is true that Bangalore is a hub of both classical and contemporary music but the most played music genres in urban Bangalore is rock music.
Though Bangalore is a, the dominant music genre in urban Bangalore is rock music. All subgenres of rock starting from classic rock n’ roll to the subgenre of extreme metal can be heard in Bangalore city. The rock music scenario in Bangalore is often praised, and hence the city is also called Rock/Metal capital of India. Some popular Indian rock festivals such as Rock ‘N India, Deccan Rock, Great Indian Rock and Summer Storm Festival are held in this part of the country.
