Shanmukhapriya and Haripriya, popularly known as the Priya Sisters, are
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, an ...
singers.
Early life
They hail originally from Amalapuram in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. They attended Little Flower School in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. They started learning Carnatic music from their father, Sri V.V.Subbaram, at an early age. In order to nurture their musical talent, their father shifted base to Chennai. Later they became the disciples of the renowned duo
Radha and Jayalakshmi who were disciples of the legendary
G. N. Balasubramaniam. They learnt many nuances and subtleties of music during the five-year tenure under
Radha and Jayalakshmi including the advice that the singing should be so clear that the listener should be able to notate the entire kriti.
Career
Improving their repertoire was a major project and learning, a continuous process. Hence they joined Professor T.R.Subramaniam. They learnt many pallavis and kritis from him.
They are part of the trend of duo singing in
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, an ...
, which started in the 1950s, with performers like
Radha Jayalakshmi
Radha (born 1932) and Jayalakshmi (1932 - 2014), popularly known as Radha Jayalakshmi ( ta, ராதா ஜெயலட்சுமி), were an Indian Carnatic music vocalist duo as well as playback singers in films in the 1940s and 1950s. Th ...
,
Soolamangalam Sisters
Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi ( ta, சூலமங்கலம் ஜெயலட்சுமி) and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi ( ta, சூலமங்கலம் ராஜலட்சுமி), popularly known as Soolamangalam Sisters ( ta, ...
and later continued by
Bombay Sisters
The Bombay sisters, C. Saroja (b. 7 December 1936) and C. Lalitha (b. 26 August 1938), are a Carnatic music singing duo.
Early life
The Bombay Sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, were born in Trichur, Kerala to Mukthambal and N. Chidambaram Iyer ...
[Priya Sisters are conferred with title "Sangeetha Vipanchi" by Sangeetha Bharathi music School, Auckland during their classical music concert "Priya Ragam" held on 10 November 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand]
References
External links
Official site
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Women Carnatic singers
Carnatic singers
People from East Godavari district
Sibling musical duos
Indian musical duos
Indian women classical singers
Singers from Andhra Pradesh
Women musicians from Andhra Pradesh
20th-century Indian singers
20th-century Indian women singers