大象传媒

Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi introduce highlights from the 2009 Darbar International South Asian Music Festival, held at the South Bank Centre in London. Featuring performances by an artist who is a star in South India but little-known in Europe - singer Aruna Sairam.

Presented by Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi
Produced by Roger Short

Saturday 30th May 2009

Arr. Sairam: Raga Mohana
Aruna Sairam (Carnatic Vocals); Jyotsna Shrikanth (violin);
Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam); R N Prakash (ghatam)

Interview between Jameela Siddiqi and Aruna Sairam

Arr. Sairam: Ragam tanam palavi
Aruna Sairam (Carnatic Vocals); Jyotsna Shrikanth (violin);
Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam); R N Prakash (ghatam)

Arr. Sairam: Raga katha vatut kalam
Aruna Sairam (Carnatic Vocals); Jyotsna Shrikanth (violin);
Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam); R N Prakash (ghatam)

All recordings made on location at The Purcell Room, London, during the 2009 Darbar
International South Asian music festival, by 大象传媒 Sound engineers Martin Appleby and Keith Battye