Composer and vocalist Shruthi Rajasekar explains the design and purpose of the veena and mridangam, traditional Indian classical music instruments performed here by Nirmala Rajasekar and Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi respectively. The clip belongs to a longer conversation with host Tom Crann, recorded exclusively in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser studio at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul.
This Saturday, Oct. 25, all three musicians featured in this video will join Minneapolis-based vocal ensemble VocalEssence in “Sarojini,” a concert that explores the fusion where classical music traditions of South India and the West meet. Find out more!
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