CARNA/DAKSHINA - Winds & Percussions of South India
<p>Carna/Dakshina is a musical offering... In an Indian way!</p>
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<p>This musical project combines 4 musicians of the Carnatic tradition renowned in the South of India and more particularly in the state of Kerala. <br />
I had the opportunity to work with 3 of them during the project "Madhura Sopnam", which permitted the meeting of traditional musicians from Kerala with French musicians and improvisers. After a decade, I thought about gathering some of them in an unconventional configuration, with the son of the Nāgaswaram player O.K. Subramanian, Hariprasad, that became today a leading figure of South Indian flute.</p>
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<p>It's a meeting of 2 nearby musical practices, as the group is composed of a double duet, each one including a melodic wind instrument accompanied by a percussion. Nāgaswaram (carnatic oboe) and Thavil (percussion), on one hand, are more associated to the temple ceremonies, more often played outdoor, in a form of declamation, while the Venu (carnatic flute) and Mridangam (percussion), are played in more intimist, indoor forms.</p>
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<p>The idea of gathering all these instruments was to play with the various subtleties inherent to these various styles, practiced upon a common dialect. The result is striking, virtuoso, jubilant, fascinating, following the example of this music which deserves to be more known by the western listeners.</p>
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<p>The fund-raising on Kiss Kiss Bank Bank will allow to give life to this project of album under physical format and in streaming (recording in a studio in Kerala, mixing of the recording in France, realization of the artwork of the cover, the printing of the covers and disks pressing)</p>
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<p>800€ for the pressing/printing of the disks | 550€ for the recording in India | 450€ for the sound mixing and the graphic work.</p>
<p>I shall perceive the entire collection to be able to finance the whole project.</p>
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