These recordings collected in situ by François Jouffa in 2015, allow us to listen to the compelling wealth of the traditional music of Southern India. This classical music from the lower part of the Indian subcontinent, called carnatic music, has age-old bases. This 3-CD set contains Kathakali songs (from the Sanskrit Theater), ragas performed by masters of the veena (ancient Indian lute with plucked strings), temple music and groups of percussions. It is a seizing musical overview, a preeminent testimony of the Indian immaterial heritage. Patrick FRÉMEAUX