The child prodigy of Karnatak music who has taken the mandolin, an instrument unknown in India, to unique classical heights.
A recording of an exquisite, candle-lit live performance at Real World Studios.
'Popularly known in India as Mandolin Srinivas...this devout young Hindu has become a master not only of an instrument that usually only stands out in bluegrass but also of the highly complex, extended improvisations that are at the heart of the Southern Indian classical tradition.'
'His gentle and mesmerising sound should have no trouble breaking out of the classical mould, and finding its way onto the turntables of mainstream listeners.'
Press review from: Weekly Journal (UK)
'You won't be able to dance to it, but this is a level of artistry you don't see too much of these days.'
Press review from: Time Out (UK)
'Sweeter than a banjo, more energetic than a slide guitar, Srinivas's playing has a bright electric tone, nicely set against a husky-throated violin. Together with a mridangam drummer the group scamper cheerfully through their melodies, working tightly as a rhythmic unit.'
Press review from: The Wire (UK)
'Classical but alive, breathing, ancient and still evolving.'
Press review from: The Guardian (UK)
'The centrepiece is a 29 minute, multi-movement epic, topped off with a stunning percussion duel, clay pot clacking and slapping, mridangam booming and buzzing towards open-heart ecstasy. Brilliant!'
Press review from: Mojo (UK)
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