Carnatic Tradition
Immerse yourself in the divinity of music that hails from Southern India. These masters will enthral you with high octane performances that demonstrate their incredible skill and ingenious minds
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Kadri Gopalnath | Raag Kathanakuthuhalam
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 24th April, at King's Place, London.
Musicians:
- Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)Raag: Kalyanavasantham, Composer - Saint Thyagaraja (1767-1...
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Malladi Brothers | RTP Ananda Bhairavi
For a widely multicultural audience as Darbar’s, the delectable ragas selected by the Malladi brothers proved enthralling and hugely successful. The duo chose Raag Anandabhairavi as their central piece and gave a compelling performance with a stellar ensemble.
This piece, ends with a magical ta...
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Kadri Gopalnath | Raag Abheri
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 24th April, at King's Place, London.
Musicians:
- Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)Raag Abheri. Composer: Saint Tyagaraja (1767-1847)
This pi...
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Malladi Brothers | Raag Dhanyasi
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2018, on 26th October, at Milton Court Concert Hall, at the Barbican, London.
Musicians:
- Malladi Sreeramprasad (vocal)
- Malladi Ravikumar (vocal)
- Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (violin)
- Trichy Sankaran (mridangam)
- Giridhar Udupa (ghatam)
- Pr... -
Shashank Subramanyam | Bindumalini
Recorded on location at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, in 2017.
Musicians:
- Shashank Subramanyum (bansuri)
- Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)Raga Bhindumalini
Shashank Subramanyam started learning early in life - some say he could recognise all 72 Melakarta scales by the age of two-and-a-half. His...
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P. Unnikrishnan | RTP in Raag Todi
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.
Musicians :
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Priya Prakash (tanpura)Raag Todi, ragam tanam pallavi in Adi talam
The piece ...
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Kadri Gopalnath | Raag Hamsadhwani
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 24th April, at King's Place, London.
Musicians:
- Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)Raag Hamsadhwani; Thaat: Bilawal; Samay: Night
Composition by M... -
Jayanthi Kumaresh | Raag Ananda Bhairavi
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2013, on 20th September, at the Level 5 Function Room at the Royal Festival Hall, in London's Southbank Centre.
Musicians:
- Jayanthi Kumaresh (Saraswati Veena)
- Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam)
- RN Prakash (Ghatam)
- Mithila Sarma (Tanpura)Raga Ananda Bhairavi perf...
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Bharat Sundar | Tillana in Raga Behag
Recorded by Darbar in 2017, on location in Tamil Nadu, India
Musician:
- Bharat Sundar (Carnatic vocal and tanpura)Tillana in Raga Behag
Young Carnatic vocalist Bharat Sundar sings Behag, a raga imported from Hindustani Music. It is popular for tukda (‘little pieces’) and other lighter songs....
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P. Unnikrishnan | Ragamalika
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.
Musicians :
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Priya Prakash (tanpura)Ragamalika, Composition by Agastyar (1500 B.C. - 500 B....
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P. Unnikrishnan | Raag Latangi
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at King's Place, London.
Musicians :
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Priya Prakash (tanpura)Raag: Latangi, Composition by Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845-1902) ...
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P. Unnikrishnan | Varnam in Raga Nattai
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at King's Place, London.
Musicians:
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Priya Prakash (tanpura)Raag Nattai, Varnam composed by Palghat Sri Parameshwara Bhagavatar (18...
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Jayanthi Kumaresh | Raga Kamavardhini
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2013, on 20th September, at the Level 5 Function Room at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre.
Musicians:
- Jayanthi Kumaresh (saraswati veena)
- Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Mithila Sarma (tanpura)Jayanthi Kumaresh takes her audie...
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Shashank Subramanyan | Raga Charukeshi
Recorded by Darbar in 2017, at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.
Musicians:
- Shashank Subramanyam (bansuri)
- Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)Shashank Subramanyam substitutes a tanpura for the sounds of the ocean for an outdoor take of Raga Charukeshi.
Born to a biochemist father in the extraordinar...
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P. Unnikrishnan | Kriti in Raag Mayamalavagaula
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.
Musicians :
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Priya Prakash (tanpura)Raag: Mayamalavagaula, Kriti composed by Maharaja Swathi...
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Abhishek Raghuram | Ragam Thanam Pallavi
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2014, on 20th September, at the Purcell Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, at London's Southbank Centre.
Musicians:
- Abhishek Raghuram (Carnatic Vocal)
- Akkarai S Subhalakshmi (Violin)
- VV Ramanamurthy (Mridangam)
- G Guruprasanna (Kanjira)
- Mithila Sarma (Shruti B... -
Sudha Ragunathan | Ragam Tanam Pallavi
Watch the sublime Sudha Ragunathan leave audiences in awe at the 2013 Darbar Festival, recorded on 21st September at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London.
Musicians:
- Sudha Ragunathan (Carnatic vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)Raga...
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Aruna Sairam | Raag Simhendramadhyamam
Watch the inimitable Aruna Sairam's electrifying performance from the 2016 Darbar Festival recorded on 17th September at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
Musicians:
- Aruna Sairam (Carnatic vocal)
- Jayanthi Kumaresh (Saraswati Veena)
- Jyostna Srikanth (Carnatic violin)
- Patri Satish Kumar (m... -
Jayanthi Kumaresh | RTP Raga Shanmukhapriya
Recorded for Darbar Festival 2013, at London’s Southbank Centre
Musicians:
- Jayanthi Kumaresh (saraswati veena)
- Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Mithila Sarma (tanpura)Raga Shanmukhapriya
Jayanthi Kumaresh’s recital of Shanmukhapriya is deeply emotional and speaks of...
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Veena D Srinivas | Various Compositions
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2015, on 17th September, at the Purcell Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, at London's Southbank Centre.
Musicians:
- Veena D Srinivas (Carnatic Veena)
- HN Bhaskar (Violin)
- Sai Giridhar (Tabla)
- Giridhar Udupa (Ghatam)
- Mithila Sharma (Tanpura)Watch this stunni...
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Ranjani & Gayatri | Ragam Thanam Pallavi
Recorded at Ravenna Festival on 24th June 2017, at Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy.
Musicians:
- Ranjani Balasubramanium (Carnatic vocal)
- Gayatri Balasubramanium (Carnatic vocal)
- Jyostna Srikanth (Violin)
- Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam)
- Giridhar Udupa (Ghatam)
- Kiruthika Balakrishnan (T... -
Shashank Subramanyum | Ragam Tanam Pallavi
Watch Shashank's electrifying performance from the 2014 Darbar Festival, recorded on 21st September, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London.
Musicians:
- Shashank Subramanium (Carnatic flute)
- Akkarai S Subhalakshmi (violin)
- VV Ramanamurthy (mridangam)
- G Guruprasanna (kanjira... -
P. Unnikrishnan | Folk Song Villinai Otha
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at King's place, London.
Musicians:
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Priya Prakash (tanpura)Villinai Otha, Tamil folk song composed by Mahakavi Subramania Bhar...