Kavish Seth

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Kavish Seth [1] [2]
Born (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 33)
Genres Indian classical music, Independent music [3]
Occupation(s)Poet, singer, songwriter & inventor
InstrumentNoori [4]
Years active2014–present
Website kavishseth.com

Kavish Seth is an Indian poet, singer, songwriter [5] and an inventor. [6] [7] [8] The son of singer Kavita Seth, he has created his own musical instrument called Noori. [9] Noori consists of 18 strings and is shaped like a guitar, but with a wooden frame covered in goatskin to produce percussive sound like a Djembe. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Seth released his first music video "Hindi Bole" in June 2023. [15] He was recently awarded as the Most Talented Upcoming Musician by Piyush Goyal, and Devendra Fadnavis in the NavBharat Times award ceremony.

Personal life

Seth is the son of singer Kavita Seth and the elder brother of singer and musician Kanishk Seth. He graduated from IIT Bombay in 2015. He has conceptualized Zubaan, a music project that aims to create platforms for collaboration between independent music artists from different corners of India. Chapters have started in Odisha, Varanasi, Deoria, Kausani, Khetri, Nagpur/ Wardha/ Gadchiroli, Mumbai, Kolkata where around 30 artists have been collaborating and performing all across the mainland. [16] [17] [5] [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Kavish Seth steals heart with 'desi zubaan' at Odisha Literary Festival 2018". The New Indian Express.
  2. ↑ "Kavish and Kanishk Seth pay an ode to their father K K Seth". radioandmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Eight must-attend events in Bengaluru this weekend". indulgexpress.com.
  4. ↑ Smitha Verma (November 22, 2019). "For a curated cultural experience". India Today.
  5. 1 2 "Ready for a gig in your parking lot?". mid-day. August 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kavita Seth proud of her sons". Business Standard. June 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ Singh, Deepali (June 25, 2018). "Kanishk and Kavish have their own independent sounds: Kavita Seth on sharing stage with her sons". DNA India.
  8. ↑ Katoch, Manabi (March 22, 2017). "Why an IIT Bombay Grad Is Working with Independent Musicians in Rural India and Taking Them Global". The Better India. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Mumbai musician Kavish Seth patents his musical instrument Noori - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ Popli, Bhumika. "Noori: A new instrument that brings together East and West". The Caravan.
  12. ↑ "A guitar that's also a drum? These young musicians are redesigning instruments". Hindustan Times. August 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Kavish Seth is here to tell why Hindustani music is the new cool! • Wordhazard". Wordhazard. November 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ मुमताज़, दरख्शां (July 28, 2023). "'हिंदी बोले' के सिंगर Kavish Seth ने एक्स-गर्लफ्रेंड के नाम पर बनाया म्यूजिकल इंस्ट्रूमेंट नूरी". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ Tagat, Anurag (July 12, 2023). "Kavish Seth Releases Hilarious 'Hindi Bole' Video About Language Discrimination". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Why an IIT Bombay Grad Is Working with Independent Musicians in Rural India and Taking Them Global". March 22, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Kavish Seth | India Foundation for the Arts". indiaifa.org.
  18. ↑ Bagchi, Shrabonti (August 3, 2018). "Bengaluru Poetry Festival: The poetry revival". livemint.com.
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