Malladi brothers

• Here’s another duo in the world of Carnatic singing namely, Malladi Sreeramprasad and Malladi Ravikumar. • They learnt from both, their father and grandfather. More importantly, they learnt under Voleti Venkatesvarulu. • They are professional Carnatic singers who were originally from Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh. • They excel in presenting Alapanas and Thyagaraja krithis. They…

Zakir Hussain

• Born on 9th March 1951, Ustaad Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla virtuoso, composer, actor, music producer and so much more. • He is also the oldest son of Ustaad Allah Rakha, the legendary tabla player. • Zakir Hussain is one of the most talented child prodigies , he even went on his first…

Priya sisters

• This duo of Shanmukhapriya and Haripriya is an eminent Carnatic music duo. • They are originally from the state of Seema Andhra, in India and the sisters are professional Carnatic singers. • They are the most popular Carnatic sister duo of their time. • Some of their best works are ekkadi manusha janmam, ramanama…

Bombay sisters

• This Carnatic vocalist, duo C. Saroja and C. Lalitha. Were born in Kerala • They were brought up in Bombay and they began singing together right after the trend of duo singing started in Carnatic music. • They sing in multiple languages like, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and, Malayalam. • They trained…

Liza lim

• This Australian composer was born in 1966 and debuted at the age of eleven. • She has been a guest lecturers at multiple prestigious universities in Australia. • She even the guest curator for the twilight concert series of 2006 at Adelaide festival of arts. • Her best work was yué líng jíe (1991-99)…

M. Balamuralikrishna

• Born in 1930, along the coast of the river Godavari, in sankaraguptam. • He is probably the most popular Carnatic musician among vocalists. He has been very well known since he debuted at the age of six. • He has made several original compositions that are still sung by many. • I happen to…

Chen Yi

• Born in 1953 into a talented family of doctors and musicians , she achieved great things in the field of classical music. • Even thought she is the most famous, her siblings were no less than her and they still continue to be professional musicians. • Her husband who is also a composer, works…