Kadri Gopalnath - Live at Le Guess Who?

On the closing night of Le Guess Who? 2018, Indian Carnatic music pioneer Kadri Gopalnath gave a mesmerizing performance, curated by Shabaka Hutchings.

Listen to the full performance via www.leguesswho.com/recordings.

About:
Kadri Gopalnath’s life’s work is to incorporate the woodwind instrument into the classic South Indian Carnatic music. To do so, the 69-year-old saxophone maestro single-handedly modified his alto sax and developed inventive playing techniques, recreating the microtones and vocal-like arrangements of orthodox Indian music. It took Gopalnath over twenty years to successfully integrate his instrument into Carnatic music, but the results are stunning; an ecstatic and majestic sound combining the best of both worlds.

Video produced by Nick Helderman.
Audio recorded and mixed by Marc Broer.
Video edit by Nick Helderman.
Camera operators: Wim Adam, Milan van Dril, Roy Jamhouri, Tim van Voort.

Recorded on Sunday, 11 November, at TivoliVredenburg's Grote Zaal.

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