Kadri Gopalnath - Live at Le Guess Who? 2018

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 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 Grot