Bhairavi Raman, Nanthesh Sivarajah - Syncretic (2025) [Hi-Res]

The album Syncretic is the debut full-length work by the Australian duo Bhairavi Raman and Nanthesh Sivarajah, uniting Western violin practice with the South Indian Carnatic tradition. The musicians, of Tamil heritage, utilize modern technologies such as looping, delays, and synthesis to delicately reimagine classical sound while preserving its spiritual and emotional core. The album's compositions, including "Seven" and "Guardian," demonstrate the performers' high technical proficiency and transform traditional instruments into a bridge between historical heritage and contemporary sonic architecture. The work presents tradition not as a static archive, but as living, evolving material wherein diasporic memory and musical experimentation coalesce.

Tracklist:
01-01 Bhairavi Raman - Awakening [4:09]
01-02 Bhairavi Raman - Elemental [5:16]
01-03 Bhairavi Raman - Unfolding [4:25]
01-04 Bhairavi Raman - Thunbam Nergayil (Trad.) [4:29]
01-05 Bhairavi Raman - Seven [5:23]
01-06 Bhairavi Raman - Guardian [3:26]
01-07 Bhairavi Raman - Kindling [4:12]