Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna (transliterated variously as M. Balamuralikrishna, Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, M. Balamurali Krishna; Telugu: మంగళంపల్లి బాలమురళిక్రిష్ణ) (b. Sankaraguptam, Andhra Pradesh, India, July 6, 1930) is a famous Carnatic Music vocalist and musician. He has also composed a number of songs. “Telugu” redirects here. ... “Andhra” redirects here. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carnatic music, also known as is one of the two styles of Indian classical music, the other being Hindustani music. ...

Balamuralikrishna was named Murali Krishna at birth. Musunuri Suryanarayana Murty Bhagavatar, a distinguished Harikatha performer, gave the prefix 'Bala' to the young Muralikrishna. This title has stuck to him ever since. Balamuralikrishna was a child prodigy and started performing vocal concerts from the age of five. His father was a well known musician and could play the flute, violin and the veena and his mother was an excellent veena player. Balamuralikrishna thus began his musical career at a very young age. He soon mastered a variety of instruments. He can play the violin, viola, khanjira, veena, mridangam and other instruments. He has been awarded the All India Radio's "Top Grade" for seven different performance areas and is also the only musician ever to win National Awards in India for classical music, music direction and film playback singing. Harikatha (lit. ... â™  This article is about the family of musical instruments. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Woman playing the Veena. ... The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. ... For the electronica band, see All India Radio (band). ...

M. Balamuralikrishna

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Early life

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was born on July 6, 1930 at Sankaraguptam, a small village in Rajolu Taluk, East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh, to Mangalampalli Pattabhiramayya and Suryakanthamma. He began his musical career at an age when most children cling to their mother's apron strings. He inherited the musical traits of his parents. His father, Pattabhiramayya was a famous flautist and a music teacher and Suryakanthama was a notable veena artiste. His mother died when young Balamurali was just a 15 day-old baby. From then his maternal aunt Subbamma brought him up. When he was just two years old, Pattabhiramayya relocated to Vijayawada. At this very young age, Balamurali learnt the nuances of good music when his father taught his other disciples. Encouraged by this Pattabhiramayya entrusted him to 'Gayaka Sarvabhauma' Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu. In 1938, at the age of eight, during a temple festival held at Vijayawada, Balamurali Krishna gave his first vocal performance. Due to his continuous concerts, Pattabhiramayya was persuaded by his friends to let his young son dedicate himself completely to music and he stopped attending school when he was in the sixth grade. East Godavari District is situated on the northeast of Andhra Pradesh state, India. ... “Andhra” redirects here. ... A flute-player demonstrates flute-playing A flautist, flutist, or flute-player is a musician who plays the flute. ... , Vijayawada ( ) (విజయవాడ) literally translates to The Place of Victory. It is also known as Bezawada. ...

Musical career

Not merely content with his fame as a concert vocalist, very soon Balamurali proved his immense versatility by playing the Kanjira, Mridangam, Viola and Violin. When he was barely 14 years old, he composed Raganga-Ravali, a detailed work on the 72 Melakarta scheme. He mastered all the 72 melakarta ragas by the age 16 and had composed kritis in all of them by then. Melakarta is the collection of Ragas in Carnatic music. ... Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Balamuralikrishna during a concert in Kuwait on 29th March - 2006. Accompanied By Mavelikkara Sathees Chandran(Violin), Perunna G. Harikumar(Mridangom), Manjoor Unnikrishnan(Ghatam) - This was his 25641'th Concert

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Compositions

Nearly 400 Carnatic musical compositions are credited to him. New ragas (Ganapathi, Mahati, Sumukham, Trisakthi, Sarvashri, Omkari, Janasamodini, Manorama, Rohini, Vallabhi, Lavangi, Pratimadhyamavathi, Sushama etc...) some with only three or four notes, and a new tala (rhythm) system are among his innovations. Such innovations have provoked many criticisms. Carnatic music, also known as is one of the two styles of Indian classical music, the other being Hindustani music. ... Raga (rāg /राग (Hindi), raga (anglicised from rāgaḥ/रागः (Sanskrit)) or rāgam /ராகம் (Tamil)) are the melodic modes used in Indian classical music. ... In Indian classical music, Tala (tāl (Hindi), tāla (anglicised from talam; in Sanskrit), literally a clap, is a rhythmical pattern that determines the rhythmical structure of a composition. ...

Concerts

Balamurali Krishna has been invited to give concerts in almost every country in the world, including USA, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Russia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Middle East etc. He has given more than 26,000 performances ^{[citation needed]} throughout the world.

While his native tongue is Telugu, he sings not only in Telugu but also in Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil etc. “Telugu” redirects here. ... “Kannada” redirects here. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ...

Top Hindustani musicians have collaborated with him in "jugalbandhis" (duets): including Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Kishori Amonkar, among others. Hindustani (हिन्‍दुस्‍थानी) classical music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary... Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (Born February 04, 1922) is a renowned vocalist in India, . A descendant of the Kirana Gharana (stream) of Hindustani classical music tradition, he is particularly renowned for Khayal form singing. ... Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (b. ... Kishori Amonkar (born April 10, 1931) is a noted Hindustani music performer who is known for singing in the Jaipur Gharana style. ...

He appeared as featured soloist with an award-winning British choir, performing the "Gitanjali Suite" with words from Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize-winning poetry and music by Dr. Joel, the noted UK-based Goan composer. His clear diction in several languages prompted an invitation to record Tagore's entire Rabindra Sangeet compositions in Bengali, preserving them for posterity. He has sung in French, and even ventured into jazz fusion, collaborating with the top Carnatic percussion teacher, Sri T.H. Subash Chandran, in a concert for Malaysian royalty. (Bengali: , IPA: ) (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... Rabindrasangeet (Bangla: রবীন্দ্রসংগীত Robindroshongeet) refers to complete body of songs (approximmately 2230) and lyrical poetry written and composed by Bengali Nobel-laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore. ... Bengali or Bangla (IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit languages. ... Jazz fusion (or jazz-rock fusion or fusion) is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly pop, rock, folk, reggae, funk, metal, country, R&B, hip hop, electronic music and world music. ... Carnatic music, also known as is one of the two styles of Indian classical music, the other being Hindustani music. ... Thetakudi Harihara Subash Chandran is regarded by many as the foremost Carnatic (south Indian classical) percussion teacher. ...

He has recently become increasingly interested in music therapy, and now performs only occasionally. He founded "Academy of Performing Arts and Research" in Switzerland and is also working on music therapy. He established the 'MBK Trust' with the objective of developing art and culture and for carrying out extensive research into Music Therapy. A dance and music school, 'Vipanchee' is a part of this Trust and is run by his managing trustee Kalaimamani Saraswati. Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a qualified professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. ...

Awards and Titles

Balamurali was awarded the "Padma Vibhushan" title by the Indian government, the "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French government, seven doctorates as of 2006, the pro-chancellorship of Telugu University and numerous top musical honours including Sangeetha Kalanidhi (1978) of the Madras Music Academy. He was also conferred with the Raja-Lakshmi Award in the year 1980 by Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation,Chennai. The award "Sangeetha Saraswathi" instituted by Manava Seva Kendra was conferred on him by its founder-guardian Poojya Sri Guruji Viswanath, on 25th June 2005. The city of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, India, has named a road after him. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... ... A Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, sometimes called a Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (in English, Knight [of the Order] of Arts and Letters) is a distinction awarded by the Minister of Culture of France in recognition of outstanding achievement in the arts. ... This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... Sangeetha Kalanidhi (sangeetha = music, kalanidhi = treasure of art) is the title awarded yearly to an expert Carnatic Musician by the Music Academy of Chennai. ... Madras Music Academy is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South Indian city of Madras. ... Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation is a Charitable Trust that promote Arts, Sciences, Literature, Medicine, Journalism, Humanities and other intellectual pursuits and to honour distinguished persons in these fields. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... , Vijayawada ( ) (విజయవాడ) literally translates to The Place of Victory. It is also known as Bezawada. ... “Andhra” redirects here. ...

Some of his other awards inclue: the 'Gana Sudhakara', 'Gayaka Sikhamani', 'Sur Singar', 'Geeta Kala Bharati', Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and Padmashri. He was chosen as the 'Wisdom Man of the Year in 1992'. He was also conferred the Ph.D, D.Sc and D.Litt by various universities such as Andhra University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Sri Venkateswara University and the University of Hyderabad. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh honoured him with the 'Atma Gauravam' award in 1997. The Governor of Maharashtra honoured him for services rendered for the cause of National Integration. He is an Honarary First citizen of Vijayawada and has a road named after him in that city. He is a state musician of the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and is the Asthana Vidwan of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, Sringeri Peetam and Anjenaya Swami Temple, Nanganallur. Padma Shri (variously spelled Padma Shree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India (generally to Indian citizens). ... Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (తిరుమల తిరుపతి దేవస్థానములు) is an independent trust which manages the venkateshwara temple at Tirumala, Tirupati. ... Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham is one of the important Hindu Advaita maṭhas. ...

He has created a world record^{[citation needed]} by releasing over 250 audio cassettes brought out by the Sangeetha Recording Company.

Famous Compositions

Sri Sakala Ganadhipa Palayamam, Mahadevasutham, Gam Gam Ganapathim.

They Say

Music, when it flows from Balamuralikrishna you can realise what the crazy gopies felt in their ecstasy of divine Love. To be born with music in his heart, to hold a recital at his tender age of only eight Deepavalies, to be at once a master in many instruments apart from his unfailing purity of voice, tal and rag: these are indeed preciously rare in one single person unless he is a genius. - Swami Chinmayananda His Holiness Swami Chinmayananda, is the founder of Chinmaya Mission, a Hindu organisation that has a large following of South Indians and others. ...

External links

• http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/carnatic_vocal/s/artist.1408/
• http://www.musicalnirvana.com/carnatic/bmk_articles.html