(in music). Gamaka sometimes is mistaken for a form of music, but is instead a clear reading of complex poetry with complete emphasis on literature while its musicality is also important, but secondary. Its name is likely a reference to this, as it is a form of storytelling and exposition with the use of music (that is, gamaka). Exponents Krishnagiri Krishna Rayaru Kalale Sampathkumarachar Bharatha Bindu Rao Gamaki Raghavendra Rao Basavapatna Subbaiah Subbaiah Koushik Gangamma Keshavamurthy H R Keshava Murthy Basavappa Shastri Seetharama Rao Hosabale Narahari Sharma Kerekoppa Mattur Ramamurthy M S Ananthapadmanabha Rao Gamaka Kala Rathna H.Seshagiri Rao Styles There are many styles in gamaka. While Bangalore, Mysore and Matturu styles heavily use Karnataka Sangeetha, styles of Sagara and Theerthahalli region use more folk/traditional central Karnataka style of singing with emphasis on literature. There is some influence of Yakshagana style in singing. References External links https://soundcloud.com/rasadhwani-kalakendra/gamaka-vaachana-by-vidwanmatturu-ramamurthy https://web.archive.org/web/20120321052911/http://www.swarasindhu.in/swarasindhu/showDetails.do?table=Artist&id=117 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR0EC9vw0g4 http://gamakakala.org http://karnatakagamakakala.org Culture of Karnataka Kannada literature Carnatic music