South Indian Traditional Classical Music is called ‘Carnatic
Music’. The Music is based on Melody
patterns called ‘Ragas’ and is introduced through ‘Alapana’. The main emphasis is on vocal music and most
compositions are written to be sung. When played on instruments, they are meant
to be performed in a singing style known as ‘Gayaki’. Carnatic Instrumental Music dates back to
thousands of years when instruments such as ‘YAZH’ and ‘FLUTE’ were in vogue. Well-known instruments here are Violin,
Veena, Gottuvadhyam, Mridhangam, Gatam,
Tanpura, Flute, etc.
K
M VAIDYANATHAN
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K M Vaidyanathan, my Father, was a well-known
GHATAM & MRIDHANGAM ARTISTE hailed from KRISHNAPURAM, Tanjore district. He trained under
his uncle, Harihara Sharma and joined the All India Radio at the young age of
sixteen as a staff artiste. His tonal perfection and fingering technique
earned him a lot of respect from his peers and the public. His concert career
spanned several decades as he was a much sought-after ghatam artiste. Some of
the prominent artistes he accompanied were Palladam Sanjeeva Rao, Alathur Brothers, DK Pattammal, Balamuralikrishna Sir, Veena Maestro Chittibabu Sir and so on. He also trained
several prominent disciples like Palghat V A Sundaram, T H Vikku Vinayakram, T H Subhash Chandran, Karaikkudi S Mani, etc, who have had flourishing
performing careers themselves.
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