intro to carnatic music

check out this intro to carnatic music. it contains a short breakdown of song structure, concert structure, and a few links to artists and recordings you can pick up as a start:

South Indian classical music is known as Carnaatic music (we’ll be using this term henceforth in this article). This article describes the basics of the music, tells us what to listen for, and provides links to a few starter albums.

Part 2 of this article expands on the concepts and briefly describes the structure and mechanics of the music system and includes a list of links to resources for more information.

There are several books and articles already available about South Indian classical music. Most of them get technical very quickly, drowning the reader in Sanskrit terms. This article makes an attempt to stay with the gestalt, getting into details only when necessary.