- Le Ramayana: Musiques, chants et rhythmes du Kathakali
- Audivis Ethnic B 6779
- M. S. Subbulakshmi
- M. S. Subbulaskhmi: Kanchi Mahaswami Manimantapam Concert, 1997
- Saregama India CDNF 147810/147811
- Chitti Babu
- Chitti Babu: Carnatic - Veena
- EMI CDNF 147795
- M. S. Subbulakshmi
- M. S. Subbulaskhmi: Kanchi Mahaswami Manimantapam Concert, 1997
- Saregama India CDNF 147810/147811
- Trichy Sankaran
- Laya Vinyas
- Music of the World MOW 120
- M. S. Subbulakshmi
- M. S. Subbulaskhmi: Kanchi Mahaswami Manimantapam Concert, 1997
- Saregama India CDNF 147810/147811
This Sunday at 11pm on our In All Languages show, we shall explore the different musical landscapes of South India. We will start with the Kathakali, a form of popular opera characterized by its use of gigantic masks, in which we shall hear a full performance of the epic Ramayana. Then we will move on to Carnatic devotional vocal music, followed by Carnatic instrumental music, in particular the veena (a plucked string instrument) and the mridangam (a long drum). We will end with a piece that explores the intersection between North and South Indian music.