Aararo - The Sleep Concert

Aararo: The Sleep Concert is a magical experience by Gurupriya Atreya and Vedanth Bharadwaj as they bring to us lullabies across the country and the world. Presented by Aalaap this April 29, this is the Chennai premiere of Aararo. Lullabies are believed to be the oldest genre in music known to us. The soothing songs carry with it centuries of quiet love that descends at the end of a long day, as mothers, fathers and caregivers sing to their children, while themselves slipping into its relaxing breath. Lullabies from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Nepal, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sri Lanka, Mali, Tonga, Trinidad, Spain, Lithuania, Albania and from several other parts of the world showed us one thing – that love, language and music truly transcend all boundaries.

Gurupriya Atreya and Vedanth Bharadwaj conducted a year-long online workshop series called “Sing A Lullaby” at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The duo collected, researched and shared 52 lullabies in 38 languages from across India and the world. Over the years, the community of lullaby-ers grew to encourage over 450 people from different parts of the globe to come together into this oasis of warmth and comfort during stressful times, especially when even sleep became elusive.

Aararo is a live experience of the music of lullabies and will unfold at the intimate blaxbox theatre Medai - The Stage at Alwarpet, Chennai

Gurupriya Atreya

Gurupriya Atreya is a singer, composer, voice artiste and an arts curator. Trained in Indian classical music since her childhood, she is currently a disciple of Ustad Faiyaz Khan. Staying rooted in the classical & semi-classical music traditions, she lends her voice to singing playback for films, commercial jingles & voiceovers.

Through her projects such as The Living Room Kutcheri, Sing a lullaby and the Arts practitioner certificate programme, she dreams of making a difference by bringing large groups of people, communities & cultures together, to form an inclusive society at large.

Vedanth Bharadwaj

Vedanth Bharadwaj is a multifaceted musician who dabbles in several genres of music. He started his journey in Indian Classical music at the age of 4, went on to learn Western Classical Music and is currently a disciple of Sri Ramamoorthy Rao. Vedanth composes music for dance, theatre, Indian and Foreign feature films, ads, documentaries, albums, plays the guitar and banjo and is a much sought after sound designer.

After scoring music for the blockbuster Tamil feature film "Aruvi" he debuted in Hollywood as music composer for the musical "His Father's Voice”. Vedanth loves working with children, and is one of the directors of the Chennai Children's Choir, a choir of children from economically challenged backgrounds. Vedanth hopes to spread love and peace in this world through his music.

When

Tue, Apr 29 2025

9:00 PM – 10:30 PM IST

(Apr 29 2025, 3:30 PM GMT)

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Where

Medai - The Stage, Chennai

3 rd floor 16, 1st Cross St, Cooperative Colony, Sri Ram Nagar, Alwarpet

Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600018

Speakers

Gurupriya Atreya

Vedanth Bharadwaj

Terms and Conditions

Each ticket admits only one person.
Chargeable for kids above 3 years
Tickets once booked cannot be cancelled, exchanged or refunded.
We recommend that you arrive at least 20 minutes prior at the venue to pick up your physical tickets.
No refund on tickets will be made under any circumstances except pursuant to conditions under Event Cancellation or Postponement.
Cameras and video recorders are not permitted inside the venue.
Recording of proceedings on stage, using any device is strictly prohibited.
Mobile phones should be either switched off or in silent mode.
The organizers are not liable for any delays or cancellation which results from, Force Majeure or any state of emergency or any other government act, law statute, ordinance, whatsoever which renders impractical for the organizers.

Aararo - The Sleep Concert