Shakti: Chant sacré de l'Inde du Sud
Sudha Ragunathan
w/ Embar Kannan (violin), Skanda Subramanian Sundarajan (mridangam), Raman Ramakrishnan (moorsing)
Accords Croisés 108

Contents:

  1. Kavadi Chindu: Valli Kanavan - Senchurutti/Adi - Subramania Bharathiyar (5'14)
  2. Brahmam Okate - Krishna Bowli/Tishram - Anamacharya (5'40)
  3. Neerdha Sama Neela Krishna - Jayantashri/Adi - Uthukaadu Venkata Subbayar (5'58)
  4. Gandhamu Puyyaruga - Punnagavarali/Adi - Thyagaraja (5'09)
  5. Muruganin Marupeyar - Behag/Khanda Chapu - Guru Surajananda (6'14)
  6. Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai - Ragamalika/Eka - Subramania Bharatiya (6'55)
  7. Paal Vadiyum Mugam - Natakuranji/Adi - Uthukaadu Venkata Subbayar (6'54)
  8. Raga alapana - Kasi Ramakriya - (10'40)
  9. Visalakshim Vishveshim - Kasi Ramakriya/Mishra Chapu - Muthuswami Dikshitar (18'22)

Sound quality: superlative

Recording date: unknown; copyright: 2004

This production features a colorful booklet, flowery language in the liner notes, and such idiosyncracies as Ragunathan instead of Raghunathan, calling the moorsing the guimbarde, and not naming most ragas or composers. It is also stated that Embar Kannan is the musical director.

The progression of the program is unusual.

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T. M. McComb