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Suryaprakash, the young vocalist from Chennai, is one of the promising exponents of Carnatic music today. He is the prime disciple of maestro Shri. T.V.Sankaranarayanan, nephew of the great Madurai Mani Iyer. He has received advanced training under Shri. T.V.Sankaranarayanan for more than 10 years, during which period he gave vocal support to his Master on many occasions. Suryaprakash ascended the dais as an individual performer in 1989. He has earned the appreciation of experts and rasikas alike. He has been performing in many leading Sabhas in Chennai like the Music Academy, Mylapore Fine Arts, Krishna Gana Sabha etc., as well as many other places all over the country. He has won the "Best Musician" award from both Krishna Gana Sabha and Indian Fine Arts Society. He has released a cassette produced by Kalavardhani, along with V.V.Ravi (violin) and Tiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam (mridhangam). He has composed three thillanas in the ragas Vasantha, Hamsanandhi and Suddha Sarang, which have been widely appreciated. Suryaprakash's forté is creative extemporisation of ragas and Manodharma swaras while strictly adhering to the discipline of Carnatic Music and Bhakthi oriented diction of songs. |
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