Listen to Saxophone and Thavil (Classical Instrumental Music) - Kadri Gopalnath and A.K.Palanivel
Raja Raja Aradithe - 00:03
Adukaradhuni - 06:36
Baja Mana Rama - 13:05
Raga Alpana - 23:34
Rama Neeyada - 32:09
Sri Rama Padhama - 39:10
Western Notes - 43:26
Swami Sangeetham - 43:59
Magudi - 47:46
Sax & Thavil -
Saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet.
Thavil (Tamil:தவில்) or Tavil is a barrel shaped drum from Tamil Nadu. It is used in temple, folk and Carnatic music, often accompanying the nadaswaram. The thavil and the nadaswaram are essential components of traditional festivals and ceremonies in South India.
Dr. Kadri Gopalnath is an Indian saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone.
Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel is an artist of the Indian drum thavil. A. K. Palanivel first learnt thavil drumming under the tutelage of his father S. Kumaravel. From 1959 onwards, he was given extensive training from T.G.Muthukumara Swamy Pillai. He has performed widely in India and abroad accompanying senior artists and participating in ensembles of instrumental music and also dance. In 2001 he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.