Rousing gender stories sung in many tunes

Kochi | Friday | 29th March, 2019

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Anna.Mathews@timesgroup.comThey seem to use everything in their arsenal to ‘discuss’ how women down the centuries were disadvantaged because of their gender. The bravery of Kharboucha, who led Moroccan peasants in a fight against the local administration and French colonial powers, is sung through her songs in Moroccan. “We tell stories from across the world, across the centuries… so mostly, the music is decided by the story,” points out Pallavi. Threshold came about when they had a month to prepare for a women’s music festival in Bengaluru. Pallavi says that when they were creating, composing and putting together the piece, they wondered whether they should have a band..