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1. Mridangam maestro who was equally at home on the kanjira. In addition, his ability to sing provided an added musicality to his percussion work
4. Musician whose style was filled with slow and bhavaladen rendition which was deeply contrasted by his guru’s brisk madhyama kala renditions.
2. These musicians brought the illustrious Thirupugazh compositional form into the forefront of the Carnatic performance stage. Where do they hail from?
6. The artist who was known to have sung a lot of concerts without accompaniments in the Thathachari farmhouse near Trichy. Where was this artist from?
3. A musician famous for unearthing and giving life to numerous compositions of Purandara Dasa
7. Musician that introduced the grahabhedam technique and applied it in healthy moderation. The musician was also highly influenced by the nadaswaram tradition.
5. A musician that seamlessly blended the GNB bani filled with lavish brikas and elaborate alapana singing and the veena Dhanammal bani complete with raga bhava and rare Padams and Javalis.
3. It is rumoured that this artist mortgaged raga Thodi to get loaned some money. He kept his promise and never performed the raga Thodi till the loan was paid back.
8. The Musician that stimulated an era of “madhyama kala� music and increased the number of krithis in a concert
10. A pathbreaking musician that developed a style that revolves around filigree work and uncompromising raga bhava.
