Jyotsna Srikanth — Call of Bangalore (2013) |
{Bangalore ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, India ~ London, England}
Jyotsna Srikanth — Call of Bangalore
• Jyotsna Srikanth was born in an Andhra musical family in Bangalore, India. Her mother, Ratna Srikantaiah, is a Carnatic musician and teacher.
Location: Bangalore ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, India ~ London, England
• Bangalore population (2011): • Metropolitan City: 9,621,551 residents
• London population (2012): • Capital City: 8,308,369 residents
Album release: September 2013
Record Label: Riverboat/World Music Network
Duration: 78:41
Tracks:
01 Varnam 6:52
02 Gopalaka Pahiman 12:28
03 Annapoorne 5:21
04 Brovabarama 39:40
05 Shobane 8:03
06 Thillana 6:06
REVIEW
By Robin Denselow; theguardian.com, Thursday 18 July 2013 23.00 BST
Score: ****
• Brought up in Bangalore, southern India, but based for many years in London, Jyotsna Srikanth is an extraordinary and versatile violinist. She started out as an Indian classical musician, but became known for her jazz–fusion work and experiments in mixing western and Indian classical styles, as well as her appearances on Bollywood soundtracks.
• Three years ago she made a remarkable appearance at the Darbar festival, headlining at short notice after the singers she was meant to support had visa trouble. On that occasion she was backed solely by two percussionists, and that’s the bravely sparse lineup here, on a set of compositions from southern India that demonstrate her free–flowing, often mesmerising style. There are gently drifting passages, flurries of rapid–fire playing as she playfully improvises around different themes, and bursts of exhilarating interplay with her percussionists on the virtuoso 40–minute workout Brovabarama. — http://www.theguardian.com/
Personal life:
• Jyotsna is a practising pathologist, having received MBBS and Post–Graduate degrees in Clinical Pathology from Bangalore Medical College, India. She is married to K.V. Srikanth Sharma, has two children and lives in London.
Discography:
• Carnatic Lounge, Times Music, 2011
• Chants for Children, Theme Musik, 2011
• Carnatic Jazz, Swathi Sanskriti, 2011
• Alaiapayudhe, CD Baby, 2010
• Fusion Dreams, CD Baby, 2008
• Insight, Fountain Music, 2008
• Life, Earthnbeat, 2007
• Call of Bangalore, Riverboat/World Music Network, 2013 // Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.JyotsnaSrikanth / http://www.indianviolin.eu/Jyotsna.html
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Jyotsna Srikanth — Call of Bangalore (2013) |