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| Musicians | |||||||||||||||
| Lakshmi Shankar the lead vocalist is one of the premier vocalists of India. A highly acclaimed singer of classical and light classical music, Lakshmi Shankar belongs to the Patiala School of Hindustani Music and is the voice of Sir Richard Attenboro's film GANDHI. She has toured the world and has worked with the greats such as Uday Shankar, Ravi Shankar, and George Harrison. She has been the lead vocalist for Viji Prakash's musicals Purandaradasa, Meera and Shyama which toured the US and Canada. She has several CDs and albums to her credit. | |||||||||||||||
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| Vanathi Raghuram disciple and daughter of the musicologist the late Dr. Ramanathan is an established vocalist for dance in Chennai. She has performed for some of the leading dancers of India including Vyjayanthimala Bali and the Dhananjayan's. She has toured the USA, Canada, Europe, South Africa and South East Asia several times accompanying the above and other dancers of great repute. Vanathy has a master's degree in Music from the University of Madras, Chennai. | |||||||||||||||
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| Venkatesan Vedakrishnaram is a disciple of his late father, Sri Venkatesan and uncle Bhaktavatsalam. Veda is recognized as a brilliant and innovative percussionist. Veda has accompanied several celebrated dancers of India. Veda has performed with Pandit Ravi Shankar at the Carnegie hall in 1997 and with the Tabla maestro Swapan Chaudhuri. He has been a part of Shakti productions since 1992. | |||||||||||||||
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| Mahesh Swamy is based in Bangalore and is a multi faceted artist. He plays the flute, moorsing (Jewish harp), Veena and keyboard. He is a disciple of Srinivasa Murthy. He has toured South Africa and Europe and has been an artist for Shakti since 1998. | |||||||||||||||
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| Krishna Kutty is a very popular violinist in Southern California, and has played for most leading dance artists. He has been part of Shakti productions since 1995. He is also a biochemist by profession and also teaches violin. | |||||||||||||||
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