Raga Simhendra Madhyamam

Raga Simhendra Madhyamam (Live) is a Carnatic classical music performance recorded by vocalists K.V. Narayanaswamy and flautist Dr. N. Ramani. The track appears as the sixth composition on the double-volume album Paddhatti – K V Narayanaswamy & Dr N Ramani – Live in Concert – Vol. I & II, released on 2003 by Charsur Digital Workstation in CD format.

The performance spans 7 minutes and 13 seconds. The raga Simhendra Madhyamam belongs to the Melakarta system (57th in the 72-scale classification) and features a symmetrical pentatonic ascent and descent (Shadava-Sampurna structure). The recording captures a live concert setting, though the exact venue and date remain undocumented in available sources. Narayanaswamy delivers the vocal rendition, while Ramani accompanies on the venu (bamboo flute), with instrumental and percussive support from unnamed collaborating artists.

The album compiles traditional and semi-classical pieces, emphasizing collaborative improvisation between voice and flute. Charsur Digital Workstation, a Chennai-based label specializing in Carnatic music archives, produced the release. The track exemplifies the kalpana swara (improvisational passages) and neraval (melodic elaboration) techniques characteristic of the genre. No lyricist or composer is credited for this specific rendition, as the performance adheres to the conventional raga alapana and tanam frameworks.

Contextual details about the concert’s reception, additional musicians, or alternate releases of this performance are not publicly verified. The album remains a reference for studies in vocal-flute jugalbandi within the Carnatic tradition.