South India's classical Carnatic music is based on a prodigious number of songs, most of which express intense religious sentiment. The songs—dating as far back as the 15th century—are primarily vocal and accompanied by violin, percussion, and drone.
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South India's classical Carnatic music is based on a prodigious number of fully composed songs, most of which express intense religious sentiment. The songs—dating as far back as the 15th century with most coming from between 1700 and 1900—are primarily vocal and accompanied by violin, percussion, and drone.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Peter K. Siegel
Recorded December 1967 at Manhattan Towers Hotel, New York
Recording Engineer: David B. Jones
Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig (Masterdisk Corp.)
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Cover art: Bob Ziering
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MUSICIANS
Ramnad Krisnan, singer
V. Thyagarajan, violin
T. Ranganathan, mridangam
V. Nagarajan, kanjira
P. Srinivasan, tampura