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| About
the Artists Gayatri Venkataraghavan (Carnatic Vocal)
Doordarshan national and regional telecasts, and for various other television channels.
Mysore
Srikanth (Violin)
Mysore Srikanth, a disciple of Vidwan H.K. Narasimhamurthy
of Mysore, follows the 'Parur style' of fingering.
He started learning Violin at a very young age and
has undergone rigorous training for more than
twenty years. Srikanth has been giving performances since he
was fifteen years old. He has gained rich
experience by accompanying top Artists like
R.K.Srikantan, Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna, T.N.Seshagopalan,
T.V.Sankaranarayanan, O.S.Thiagarajan, Trichur
Ramachandran, Hyderabad Brothers, Yesudas,
K.S.Gopalakrishnan, Rudrapatnam Brothers, Gayathri
Venkataraghavan, Bombay Sisters, Sudha Raghunathan
& others and received their blessings and
appreciation. He has performed with great Mridangam stalwarts
like Palghat Sri Raghu, T.K.Murthy, Guru
Karaikkudi Mani, Guruvayur Dorai, Vellore
Ramabhadran, Umayalpuram Sivaraman, Tiruvarur
Bhaktavatsalam, SrimushnamRajarao and many others.
Srikanth has been featured in several prestigious
Music Sabhas & Organizations throughout the
country.
Srikanth, graded artist of AIR & Doordarshan, performs regularly for All India Radio, Doordarshan and other T.V. Channels. He has also performed for National Program of Music of Doordarshan. & All India Radio.He has recorded many commercial CDs & cassettes with many great artists. He has won a number of prizes, accolades and appreciation from rasikas and critics. He is a recipient of Cultural Talent Search Scholarship of Government of India and has achieved Distinction in the Senior Grade Music Examination. He was adjudged as the Best Violinist by:
Srikanth has been conferred with the title "Kala Praveen" in Feb 2002 at Bangalore. He has been honored with the prestigious Award for talented young Musicians----"Ananya Yuva Puraskar" for 2004 by the organization "Ananya" of Bangalore. Srikanth is now regularly performing with many great artists & undergoing intensive training in the intricacies of Violin playing and looking forward for Great achievement in the field of Music. Srikanth has traveled abroad widely to U. S. A., Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Singapore, Qatar, U.K., Canada and many European countries. (Bio sourced from Wikipedia) B Ganapathyraman
(Mridangam) Sri B. Ganapathyraman,
a well-known name in the carnatic music
circles, hails from a prestigious lineage of
musicians. He inherits his music from his
father Sedhalapathi Sri R. Balasubramanian,
fondly adored as “Balu Mama” among the
musicians and connoisseurs of music. A child prodigy in
laya, he took to mridangam play when he was
barely 7 years old. Seeing his natural
inclination to laya even when he was 3 years
old, veteran mridangist Srimushnam Sri. V.
Raja Rao initiated him into Mridangam play and
blessed him by gifting a Mridangam. He
had the fortune of learning under Nagai Sri
Soundararajan. Later he was put under the able
tutelage of ”Laya Vadhya Kovida”, “Laya
Pithamaha” Kumbakonam Sri. Rajappa Iyer and
Srirangarajapuram Sri Jayaraman. Listing the great
stalwarts, he has accompanied speaks volumes
about his calibre and this list goes as
follows : Sri. T. M. Thiyagarajan, Sri. D. K.
Jayaraman, Madurai Sri Somasundaram, Palaghat
Sri K. V. Narayanaswamy, Dr. M.
Balamuralikrishna, Sri. T. K. Govinda Rao,
Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman, Sri P. S.
Narayanasamy, Chengalpattu Sri. Ranganathan,
Anayampatti Sri Ganesan, Sri M. S.
Gopalakrishnan, Sri. M. Chandrasekaran, Sri.
T. V. Sankara Narayanan, Madurai Sri T. N.
Seshagopalan Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan
Unnikrishnan Sanjay Subramanian. He has
also accompanied senior musicians like Smt.
R.Vedavalli, Bombay Sisters, Smt. Parasala
Ponnamma, Smt. Suguna Purushottaman
Smt.Arunasairam Smt Sudha Raghunathan Smt
Bomby Jaysree and many other artists of
repute. Today, he is one of
the most sought after Mridangist among the
present generation of musicians. A
versatile artist, he had a firm grounding in
playing for namasankeerthanam, wherein he has
accompanied doyens like Mayavaram Sri.
Krisnamurthy Bhagavathar, Srivanchiyam Sri
Ramachandra Bhagavathar, Pudkkottai Sri
Sanjeevi Bhagavathar with great Mridangam
Maestro Mozhaiyur Sri Ramamurthy Iyer, when he
was 7 years old. He has also
accompanied senior Harikatha exponent Smt.
Kamala Murthy and many others.
He had the
privilege of accompanying Thiruppugazh Mamani
Guruji Sri Awards and Titles : He has traveled around
the globe many times accompanying many artists
of repute.
Sunil Kumar (Kanjira) Sunil Kumar is a multi-talented percussionist who had his initial training from his father thavil vidwan Triplicane K. Sekar. He has been a senior student of Kanjira Maestro V. Selvaganesh and has been learning Konnakol from Ghatam maestro T.H. Vikku Vinyakaram. A Mechanical engineer by profession, Sunil Kumar is an ‘A’ Grade artist in All India Radio, Chennai. He has been accompanied with many stalwarts like Sri A.K.C. Natrajan, Prof T.N Krishnan , Sri Dr T.V Gopalakrishnan, Sri T.H. Vikku Vinayakaram, Sri Guruvayur Dorai and senior Artists like Padmashri Kum A. Kanyakumari, Sri Sanjay Subramaniam, Vidushi Smt Bombay Jayashri, and Vidushi Smt Sudha Ragunathan. Sunil has won the 1st prize in many National level cultural competitions and in solo performances organized by Anna University and other colleges. He regularly supports leading artists in Sabhas like Krishna Gana Sabha, the Madras Music Academy, Brahma Gana Sabha etc. He has also given several performances in India & other countries around the world. He has besides played on many Albums, CD’s and TV programs with several leading artists. Some of his notable awards are:
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| Acknowledgments: IMSOM's
Fall 2020 Concert Series has been is made
possible in part, by the UHG “Dollars for
Doers” Grant, matching grants from Honeywell
& US Bank, a generous donation from the
Dr. Dash Foundation, late Dr V Premanand
& family, and the generosity of IMSOM’s
members and donors. The
activity is made possible by voters of
Minnesota through a grant from Minnesota
Regional Arts Council (MRAC), thanks to a
legislative appropriation from the arts
and cultural heritage fund. All
concerts are co-sponsored by KFAI Radio (90.3
FM Mpls/106.7 FM St. Paul).
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