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Kudamaloor Janardanan
Kudamaloor Janardanan[കുടമാളൂര് ജനാര്ദ്ദനന്] (21 July 1969 – ) is an Indian flautist of the Carnatic music tradition. Early life and background Kudamaloor Janardanan was born into a musical family in Kudamaloor, Kottayam district, Kerala, India. He had his basic vocal music lessons from his father, G. Krishna Iyer. Soon he was fascinated by the art of instrumental music and turned to the Flute#The Indian bamboo flute, Indian flute. Kudamaloor Janardanan or Kudamaloorji as he is better known is a self-taught and learnt classical flautist. His journey began on a high note with a maiden performance at the tender age of 7, followed by prizes, medals and accomplishments in different school, college, university, district and state level competitions under different categories of Flute, Vocal and Violin. In his later years of student life, Janardanan was guided by his paternal uncle, K.Shivaramakrishna Iyer, a prominent flautist of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnatic Music
Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu Texts and traditions, particularly the Samaveda. The other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian or Islamic influences from Northern India. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in ''gāyaki'' (singing) style. Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of (the relative musical pitch), (the musical sound of a single note), (the mode or melodic formulæ), and (the rhythmic cycles) form the foundation of improvisation and composition in both Carnati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
