An incredible and never-before-heard fusion of Nordic folk and South Indian Carnatic music. Featuring one of the world's foremost Indian violinists Jyotsna Srikanth and master fiddler Mats Edén.

When Dan Svensson and Pär Moberg put together this project, they didn't quibble with the name. Happily, Nordic Raga does exactly what it says on the tin: mixes the scales and rhythms of Nordic folk with the improvisatory tradition of South Indian Classical or Carnatic music. This album transverses two rich musical traditions with great depth, sensitively stitching together histories and sounds to a cohesive artistic wholeness.

The quartet comprises aforementioned founding Swedish members Dan on percussion and vocals and Pär on saxophones, flute and even digeridoo. They are joined by Bangalore-born Jyotsna Srikanth, a veritable master of Indian Carnatic violin. Her playing career has taken her all over the world and established her as a visionary in her field. Mats Edén is a fiddler with roots in the Värmland tradition of Midwest Sweden and has been a seminal influence in the revival of Swedish folk music since the 1970s.