These recordings collected in situ by Francois 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 release contains Kathakali songs ( from the Sanskrit Theater) and ragas performed by masters of the veena (ancient Indian lute with plucked strings), temple music and groups of percussion. It is a seizing musical overview, a preeminent testimony of the Indian immaterial heritage.