Ragam Hamsavinodini

\"Ragam Hamsavinodini\" is a track from the 1999 album Southern Brothers, released by Water Lily Acoustics in Hybrid SACD format with a CD layer. The composition spans 20 minutes and 12 seconds and appears as the fourth track on the recording.

The piece features a collaboration between saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath, flutist James Newton, and mridangam artist Poovalur Srinivasan. Gopalnath performs on the saxophone, adapting Carnatic melodic phrasing to the instrument. Newton contributes flute passages that integrate jazz and Western classical influences with South Indian classical elements. Srinivasan provides percussive accompaniment on the mridangam, maintaining rhythmic cycles characteristic of Carnatic music.

The album Southern Brothers documents a cross-cultural exchange between Indian classical traditions and global improvisational styles. Water Lily Acoustics produced the recording with audiophile-grade mastering, emphasizing acoustic clarity. The Hybrid SACD format allowed playback on standard CD devices while offering high-resolution audio for compatible systems.

Specific details about the raga’s structural interpretation, recording location, or additional session musicians remain undocumented in available sources. The track title references Hamsavinodini, a janya raga derived from the 28th melakarta scale Harikambhoji in the Carnatic system.