'AI cannot replicate emotional expressions of musical notes': Classical singer Devaki Pandit

Indian classical singer Devaki Pandit, a disciple of Padma Vibhushan Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar and Padmashree Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, was recently visiting Australia. In this podcast with SBS Hindi, she walked us through her album 'Advaita' and the limitations of AI in conveying the depth and nuance that only a human voice can convey.

Sangeet Natak Academy Awardee Classical Singer Devki Pandit Source: Supplied / Devki Pandit

Explaining "Advaita", Pandit said, 'It is a musical journey that celebrates the spiritual path of enlightenment and divine love led by the seven women saint poetesses."

Listen to this Podcast: -

LISTEN TO

Hindi_Classical Singer Devki Pandit_Interview

Hindi_Classical Singer Devki Pandit_Interview

20:21

These female saint poetesses are: Andal (Tamil Nadu), Akka Mahadevi (Karnataka), Janabai & Muktabai (Maharashtra), Gangasati (Gujarat), Mirabai (Rajasthan), and Lalleshwari (Kashmir).

'They are revered and celebrated for their spiritual wisdom and devotion. They paved the path for all womenfolk to find strength and tread the path of Bhakti, ' added Pandit.

Source: Supplied / Devki Pandit

Her Gurus' teachings:

"Singing for varied genres as a vocalist and understanding the ‘bhava’ and 'bhavna' of a sur by not making a raag sound mechanical."

"My gayaki (singing) has, somewhere, evolved from this thought," she further added.

Find all our podcasts here at:  SBS Hindi Podcast Collection.

You can also tune in to SBS Hindi at 5 pm on SBS South Asian on digital radio, on channel 305 on your television, via the SBS Audio app, or stream from our website.

LISTEN TO

'Music is a gateway to connect to our spiritual self': Vocalist Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar

SBS Hindi

19:53Hindi

LISTEN TO

Devotional singer Vikram Hazra takes sonic sounds of electric guitar to a blissful place

SBS Hindi

16:09Hindi