[5] Kandali's patron was the Barāha King Mahamanikya (mid 14th century)[6] whose kingdom was located in the Kapili valley.
[8] Madhava Kandali is credited with the task of translating ‘Valmiki’s Ramayana into the Assamese language as early as the 14th century.
[9] The Assamese version of Ramayana conceptualized by Madhava Kandali is the first of its kind among all the regional languages of North and Northeast India.
Srimanta Shankardeva designated him as Purva Kobi Apramadi (Peerless Bard of the Eastern Region).
He lists several instruments in his "Ramayana", such as mardala(a type of wooden Mridanga), khumuchi, bhemachi, dagar, gratal, ramtal, tabal, jhajhar, jinjiri, bheri mahari, tokari, dosari, kendara, dotara, vina, bīn, vipanchi, etc.