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U. Srinivas

 
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Michael Brook

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Michael Brook

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U. Rajesh, K. Murugaboopathi
  • Born: February 28, 1969, Palakol, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: World
  • Instrument: Mandolin
  • Representative Albums: "Double Mandolin", "Marvels on Mandolin", "Sangeet Santaj, Vol. 1 & 2
  • Representative Songs: "Sarasijaksha-Kambodhi-Ata", "Marugelara-Jayanthashree-Aadi", "Ragam Madhyamavati

Biography

Born on February 28, 1969, in Palakol in Andhra Pradesh, U. Srinivas is frequently billed as Mandolin Srinivas. Chitravina Ravikiran plays the chitravina while others have vina, violin, clarinet or even fiddle as calling cards. And the Tamil composer Cook Srivivasalu gained his name through working as cook at the temple of Sri Minakshi! U. Srinivas's father, Satayanarayana Raju, taught him initially and his natural talent soon blossomed. He made his first public appearance at the age of nine. He proved a revelation and was hailed as a child prodigy. Srinivas was the first to use the mandolin in Indian Karnatic classical music. He has recorded extensively and his recorded output traces a rising graph of excellence. His instrument has little to do with Neapolitan or flatback mandolin models. His is a five-string solid body electric model more akin to the electric instrument played by the American mandolinist Tiny Moore than traditional acoustic models. U. Srinivas has recorded extensively -- perhaps too extensively, especially in his younger days. ~ Ken Hunt, All Music Guide
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U. Srinivas

Srinivas performing in Pune, January 2009
Background information
Born February 28, 1969 (1969-02-28) (age 40)
Palakol, West Godavari Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India
Genres Indian classical music
Instruments mandolin
Website Official website

Uppalapu Srinivas (Telugu: ఉప్పలపు శ్రీనివాస్), (born February 28, 1969) is a Indian mandolin player of the Carnatic musical tradition of Southern India.[1] Srinivas plays an electric mandolin and has collaborated with John McLaughlin and Michael Nyman.[2] He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998.[3]

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Early life

Srinivas was born February 28, 1969, in Palakol in Andhra Pradesh.[4] At the age of six he picked up his father Satyanarayana's mandolin. Upon realising the talent of his son, his father started teaching him. Soon, Satyanarayana's guru, Rudraraju Subbaraju, realized the potential of U. Srinivas and started teaching him. Since Rudraraju Subbaraju did not know how to play the mandolin he would just sing and U. Srinivas would play it on the mandolin. His brother U. Rajesh is also an accomplished mandolin player.

Performing career

U. Srinivas made his first public Carnatic concert performance in 1978 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, during the Thyagaraja Aradhana festival. Soon, he came to perform in the Madras Music Season in 1981 for the Indian Fine Arts Society. In 1983, he performed at the JazzFest Berlin where the audience requested him to do a repeat performance.

He continued touring the world — Australia, Southeast Asia and then Southwest Asia, followed by the United States and Canada.

Jazz tours

Srinivas performing in Germany, 2001
  • In the West Berlin Jazz Festival in 1983, he pitted against Miles Davis and his All Star Band.
  • In 1987, U. Srinivas became the first South Indian Carnatic music artist to perform at the Cevantino Festival in Mexico.
  • Olympics Arts Festival at Barcelona, 1992

Awards and achievements

U. Srinivas runs a music school called the Srinivas Institute of World Music.

Some of the awards that Mandolin U. Srinivas has received:


Discography

Srinivas has performed with Western artists such as John McLaughlin, Michael Brook, Nigel Kennedy, Nana Vasconcelos, and Michael Nyman, as well as with Hindustani music artists such as Hariprasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain. He has recorded a CD of Carnatic compositions by Ilaiyaraaja called Ilaiyaraaja's Classics in Mandolin. Recently, U Srinivas also released Samjanitha featuring John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Sivamani, George Brook, U Rajesh, Anil Srinivasan and others.

References

  1. ^ Ramamoorthy, Mangala (2006-06-17). "'We move around like brothers'". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/06/17/stories/2006061702170400.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 
  2. ^ Gautam, Savitha (2003-03-27). "The 'shakti' of sound". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/27/stories/2003032700930100.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 
  3. ^ "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India). http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=0&award_year=&state=&field=3&p_name=Srinivas&award=All. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 
  4. ^ Hunt, Ken. "U. Srinivas - Biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hzfqxqe5ldse~T1. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 

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