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In the 12th and 13th centuries, Muslim conquests throughout India divided Indian classical music into two systems that persist today, north (Hindustani) and south (Carnatic). in South India the raga-Inchthe collection of pitches a performer may use in a piece-is more closely connected to worship. In both systems the performer tries to make the raga Inchcharacteristic of the emotion it seeks to establishInch through improvisation-and with the Inch72 basic scales and more than 500 derived formsInch that are available within the South Indian raga system, the performer has a wealth of options. Liner notes include an overview of the South Indian musical system; descriptions of traditional instruments such as the gottuvuadyam, mridugam, and tambura; track notes with notated musical analysis; and pictures of the performers and instruments. Album Tracks 1. Varna Shankaraburana 2. Kruti Bhairavi Raga 3. Kruti Hatha Raga 4. Raga Malica with Tilana
