Portrait of Raga

As a Carnatic music illiterate, i have always found it problematic to digest the content of South Indian classical music, quite a challenge. While i do have a bit of liking for Western Classical Music, it is not any different from Carnatic Music and the complexity of it, makes me shy away from it much. Nevertheless, the rendering of Carnatic Music with the protocols of Western Classical music, is a first that i have come across. This album is full of surprises. Every track ends up leaving your dumbfound with surprise and wonder.

It was an accident that i came across “Calling Krishna” in a friends podcast about the creative process of making music. It is one of those accidental, yet wonderful and rare a find and i must say im hooked on to the album, like there is no tomorrow.

I have to emphasize the fact that for a mere Rs. 250, the album is at reach for the average individual, unlike many who price such out of the ordinary genres of art at a premium just for the sake of emphasizing its content superiority. I’m grateful to have come upon this band and their art.

Hopefully, they would perform live in the near future and i would be able to witness them live in concert. It is an experience i would await eagerly.

-by Dilip Muralidaran