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Andhra Pradesh is a state of South India. Telugu language is considered the heart and soul of Carnatic music.
The major composers Thyagaraja, Syama Sastri, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Annamacharya and Badhrachala Ramadas are legends in the field of Carnatic music. In the area of instrumental music, giants such as Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (violin), Emani Sankara Sastry (veena) and Chitti Babu (veena) are famous. Contemporary stalwarts of Vocal music include Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Srirangam Gopalaratnam, Sripada Pinakapani, Sarangapani and Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana. Yella Venkatesara Rao (mridangam) and U. Srinivas (mandolin) have also earned fame.
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