Raag Chandrakauns | Madhuvanti Pal | Rudra Veena

Raag Chandrakauns
Rudra Veena: Madhuvanti
Video Production & Mixing: William James Sudekum the Third

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"As I was editing this video, Madhuvanti was expressing her disappointment in the rendition, feeling that she failed to capture the haunting and spooky nature of the raga. We listened to Zia Fariduddin Dagar's chandrakauns, during which she explained all of the subtle beauty of his performance. Then as I was sharing the final version today, Madhuvanti's youngest cat, Mr. Holy Radiance, climbed in her lap, reclined, and got his first erection while listening. Madhuvanti had been worried because he should've entered this stage of development months ago, so the combination of relief and amusement dramatically shifted the character of the raga. In a phone call with Vidushi Mita Nag that we had on the day of recording, she expressed another rasa of chandrakauns: yearning and longing for a lover. Absurdly, this experience with Mr. Holy Radiance captures this rasa well.

Even the most masterful musicians can't predict how their performances will turn out, nor can they predict how the audience will react. This is a fundamental reality to being a dhrupad musician." -Jimmy Sudekum