Stunning Chandrakauns + Madhukauns | Ranjani & Gayatri | Music of India

#darbarfestival | “I present two ragas at the same time, through a device called murchana…” The singing Carnatic sisters blend two ragas by using the illusion that Ma has become Sa. Learn more about the music: Ranjani and Gayatri are sisters who sing and play Carnatic music on violin. They were born into a musical family and their talent was recognised very early (it is said that they could identify complex rhythmic patterns and hundreds of different ragas by early childhood). They trained within the family, as well as receiving violin lessons from T.S. Krishnaswami and vocal instruction from P. S. Narayanaswamy. They are notable as prolific song composers, and for fusing ideas from Hindustani and Carnatic music. Listen to more of them here: -Marathi Abhang | ‘Murchana’ (1:10) describes the concept of modality in Indian classical music. In this instance, the sisters begin in Raag Chandrakauns, a spacious, distinctive, and comparatively modern fo