Tunes of the tongue

While English, Hindi and Urdu rock the city’s soundscape thanks Bengaluru’s inclusive nature, Kannada bands have a special place in our hearts. These bands with powerful lyrics in Kannada and groovy percussions have a solid fan following

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Peppal Tree

Vocalist Sujay Harthi

The predominantly metal band started off experimenting with Kannada. Sujay says, “People are into independent music in regional languages these days and there is greater reach in terms of audiences’ acceptability as compared to 10 years ago.” Being a Bengalurean, the singer says he feels at home when singing in Kannada. “The effort is to avoid generic sounds and work on melodies which are independent and not commercial.”