(Full Video) Rudraveena: Raag Madhuwanti

@spacemissing  --  After hearing too many sitar and sarod ragas ending with stupidly fast gats,     

I found a very serious rudra veena recording by Sundaram Balachander and was immediately pleased.  

Slower-than-slow alaps leading to no faster than moderate-tempo jhallas or gats are So much more satisfying.  Making a superior impression does not require blazing speed; it requires exceptionally skilled playing.      

This young lady seems to be on her way to something great.

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