Glad to share a full song from our Carnatic saxophone concert at the 2023 San Francisco International Arts Festival: Pariyachakama in Vanaspati ragam, Rupaka talam. As always, enjoyed playing with my musical brother Rohan Krishnamurthy in a duet. It’s truly a meditative and introspective composition by Saint Thyagaraja set to the ideal raga. We are so lucky to have these compositions as natural vehicles for inner realization and happiness.

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This Carnatic saxophone and mridangam duet rendition includes raga alapana (solo melodic improvisation), krithi (the full composition) and swaras (improvisation with the melody and rhythm within the context of the song).

Prasant Radhakrishnan: Alto saxophone Rohan Krishnamurthy: Mridangam

Prasant and Rohan celebrated playing together for over 25 years during this concert. They first played together in the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana in 1997. Special thanks to SFIAF and Brava Theater staff for hosting the concert and also recording this clip. If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and share this video and channel.

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