Composer: Vadivelu (வடிவேலு ) was one of the illustrious members (and the youngest) of the famous Tanjore Quartet. Their ancestor was one Gangai muthu who lived in th 17th century and was a devaram scholar on whom not much information is available. It is said that he was from Tirunelveli. GangaiMuthu had two sons Ramalingam […]
Composer: Raghavendra Swamy (Telugu: రాఘవేంద్ర స్వామి). An advocate of the Madva philosophy, he was considered a reincarnation of Prahlada. He was a scholar of many arts, including music, but in fact his great-grandfather, Krishnabhatta, tutored Krishnadevaraya (King of Vijaynagar) in the veena. More
Composer: Salem Eshwar (Tamil: சாலம் ஈஸ்வர்). His sonnadaik keL in mandari is a popular kriti.More
Composer: Sattur Krishna Iyengar (Tamil: சாத்தூர் கிருஷ்ணா அய்யங்கார்). A legendary musician and contemporary of Tiger Varadachariar and TK Rangachariar. He was among the faculty of Annamalai University with them. Among his disciples are T. Sankara Iyer, Calcutta KS Krishnamurthy, S.R. Janakiraman, and S. Ramanathan. More
Composer: N.S. Chidambaram (Tamil: என்.எஸ். சிதம்பரம்). A Tamil composer. Other popular songs include koovi azhaittaal, angayarkkanni Anjali, Inthidum kaniye, Manigalum olittana, Muralidara, Navagraha Nallanjali, Kandu Nee Solla, yaaraadinaar, and Muruga Nee Varavendum. He also composed varnams such as Amma jnanam alikkum surya (a daru varnam). His mile long kriti Needan thunai Neelambari is a Ragamalika […]
Composer: Setu Madhava Rao (Telugu: సేతు మాధవ రావు). A renowned mridangist and musician, his most famous composition is “shAnti nilava vENDum,” written when Mahatma Gandhi died. He is the great-grandfather of contemporary mridangist Shrimushnam Rajarao. More
Composer: S. Kalyanaraman (Tamil: எஸ். கல்யாணராமன்). He was born June 2, 1930. A senior vocalist, S. Kalyanaraman belongs to Komal and was born at his mother’s village of Thiruvengadu, a village noted for musically talented men. His father N.Srinivasa Ayyar was a grandson of Komal Muthu Bhagavathar. More
Composer: Spencer R. Venugopal (Tamil: ஸ்பென்செர் அற. வேணுகோபால்). A contemporary composer. Vaa murugaa is a popular composition, known for its “jumping” tune. He has also released a book of T. Sankara Iyer’s compositions. More
Composer: Spencer R. Venugopal (Tamil: ஸ்பென்செர் அற. வேணுகோபால்). A contemporary composer. Vaa murugaa is a popular composition, known for its “jumping” tune. He has also released a book of T. Sankara Iyer’s compositions. More
Composer: Subbaraya Sastri (Tamil: சுப்பராய சாஸ்திரி)(1803-1862) Born in Tanjavur in 1803 as the second son of Shyama Sastri, he listened to great music at home and at the Bangaru Kamakshi temple. He studied music from his father, who later sent him to Tyagaraja to study music at Tiruvaiyar. Tyagaraja had great reverence for Shyama Sastri […]
