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| Kalaimamani Dr. M. Lalitha - Fulbright Fellow, USA
Kalaimamani M. Nandini – Charles Wallace Fellow, UK
(Performers - South Indian Classical, Western Classical, Fusion, World Music traditions/ Composers / Musicologists).
Internationally acclaimed Violin Maestros Dr. M. LALITHA and M. NANDINI have been widely applauded as the ..QUEENS OF VIOLIN – South African Times’ of the present generation. Popularly known as the ..VIOLIN SISTERS’, these outstanding musicians have enthralled the audiences with their spell binding music and have been acclaimed as the ..ONLY FEMALE DUO IN ASIA to perform the World music, South Indian Classical, Fusion and Western Classical music – Le Mauricien’.Lalitha - Nandini: Trans Global Fusion Add to My Profile | More Videos ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&am p;videoid=22117913 ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- To quote the renowned music critic Subbudu “..Music runs in their blood, they must have played music even when they were in their mother’s womb. ” LALITHA and NANDINI are the torchbearers of a unique musical tradition but yet have evolved a distinct style of their own. Hailing from an illustrious family of musicians, LALITHA and NANDINI have the privilege of being the fourth generation of musicians in their family.Their musical genius manifested at the tender age of three and they came under the tutelage of the musical doyen guru Shri V. Lakshminarayana Iyer who was their beloved grand father. They have undergone specialized training in music under the able guidance of their mother Smt. Subhalakshmi Muthuswamy who is a reputed Vocalist, Violinist, teacher and musicologist. They were also inspired by their uncles Shri. L. Vaidyanathan, Dr. L. Subramaniam and Dr. L. Shankar, who are internationally reputed for their musical genius and have also been taught by them. They have undergone advanced training in music from Padma Vibhushan Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. They have undergone specialized training in the compositions of Muthuswamy Diksitar from Mrs. Ramani Baskar. They were trained in Western Classical Music by Sri. V. S. Narasimhan and have passed the final grade (8th grade) examinations conducted by the Trinity college of Music, London in Western Classical Music in Violin. They have also learnt the Theory of Western Classical Music. They are acclaimed as the ONLY FEMALE VIOLIN DUO in INDIA to know both the systems of music - the Western Classical and the South Indian Classical Music.They have the rare honour of their Guru – Sishya Parampara tracing back to the Carnatic Musical luminaries – Saint Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Syama SastriLALITHA and NANDINI are regarded as highly imaginative virtuoso Violinists with immaculate bowing and dexterous fingering techniques. They have been endowed with a sweet and rich tone, which along with their innate artistry and technical brilliance makes their music unique.They have been applauded by both connoisseurs and laymen alike for their original and unique style of violin playing. The music that cascades from the Duo’s Violin’s is known to be sublime, brilliant, traditional and celestial. Their Violin playing is known to be replete with ragabhava, good command over all aspects of laya and clarity of svara. Their rare musical insight combined with their innate artistry, technical brilliance and original creativity, has endeared them to music lovers. They enrapture their audience with imaginative improvisations and intricate rhythmic patterns fused with melodic sweetness. They have specialized in playing varnam-s in different grades of tempo and in playing Kalpana Svara-s in many grades of speed, which is a prominent and unique feature of their style of Violin playing.Though much sought after violinists of today, their firm adherence to tradition or sampradaya suddham and patantara suddham adds credit to their style of performance. With their irresistible urge for perfection they have revolutionized the violin playing technique to great heights.There is a rare spirituality about their music which soaked in bhakti bhava has endowed their music with a transcendental quality. Their music is envisioned by the sisters as an offering to the divine, which in their musical voyage is a sole endeavor to alleviate the soul, which results in a rare aesthetic and emotional musical quality. |
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Music:Member Since: 05/08/2007Band Website: www.lalithanandini.com Band Members: Signup for our Mailing List *: required Email * : Myspace Url: http://www.myspace.com/ Fan list management by FanBridge.com Influences: Our grandfather and Guru Shri V. Lakshminarayana Iyer Parents Shri K. Muthuswamy and Smt. Subbulakshmi Muthuswamy Sounds Like: Sounds like Lalitha and Nandini ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Link to listen to our music http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/carnatic_instrumental/ m/artist.144/ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------Profile edited with Lalitha - Nandini: Trans Global Fusion Add to My Profile | More Videos****************************************************** ********** http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&am p;videoid=22113884 ************************************************************ ****** THE WOODS GET ROCKING AGAIN : SAARANG - Full credit to M. Lalitha and M. Nandini who took to the stage, captivating their audience….the highlights of the show included `Egyptian Magic’ piece that oozed the Egyptian flavour pepped up with Jazz. - The Hindu, Chennai ************************************************************ **** EAST MEETS WEST: East and West did meet each other harmoniously…thanks to the Trans Global Fusion music played so enchantingly by the popular Violin Duo of Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini. - The Indian Express. ************************************************************ **** VIOLIN DUO CAPTIVATE AUDIENCE: Nepal could never boast of watching world renowned violin player such as Yehudi Menuhin playing live on stage of our country. And today it was the audience present at Royal Nepal Academy who took pleasure watching the Outstanding Violinists Lalitha and Nandini play. - Space Time Today, Nepal ************************************************************ **** STRIKING A CHORD: The duo have the distinction of sharing the stage with their uncles for World Music and have interacted with legends like Sir Yehudi Menuhin and Arve Tellefson from Norway. - Successzone, Society, India ************************************************************ **** LOVELY RAGAS, LILTING JAZZ: The superfast western song Sunshine was an instant success. - City Express ************************************************************ **** They have a superb command over the instrument and anyone who wish to find a flaw with them will surely be disappointed. The speed and tonal variation in their rendition is astonishing. - Hamaracd.com ************************************************************ **** The ace Violin duo of the sisters Lalitha & Nandini… their music sounds like a variation of Bach’s toccata and fugue, with elements of Jazz and carnatic styles thrown in. They have played to audiences all over the world and last august held 10,000 strong crowd spellbound at the Freedom Jam festival in Bangalore. - Anurag Jain. ************************************************************ **** They’re excellent violinists. – London flickr ************************************************************ **** Les deux s--urs sont considérées comme les seules femmes du continent asiatique pouvant présenter en duo la world music, la musique classique du Sud de l'Inde, la musique classique occidentale et la fusion. – Le Mauricien ************************************************************ **** Record Label: Santhananda Soundscapes Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Classical / Fusion / Experimental) |
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M Lalitha and M Nandini, Violin Sisters |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWVqc3m9GF8 Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:43:00 GMT |
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Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini - As Music Directors |
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| As Music Directors Violin Duo M. Lalitha and M. Nandini with Director Cum Actress Suhasini Maniratnam
AS MUSIC DIRECTORS&..The versatile Violin sisters are also Music Directors having do... Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:23:00 GMT |
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M. Lalitha and M. Nandini receiving the Title of `YUVA KALA BHARATHI’. |
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| Violin Duo sisters M. Lalitha and M. Nandini receiving the prestigious Title of ..YUVA KALA BHARATHI’, Bharat Kalachar presented by Popular Dancer cum Actress Padmini. Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:19:00 GMT |
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Violin Duo Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini in The International Music Festival, Norway |
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| M. Lalitha and M. Nandini performing in FORDE for the International Music Festival, NORWAY. Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:18:00 GMT |
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Lalitha and Nandini in South Africa - RAVE |
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| A musical mission - RAVE Violinists Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini recently visited South Africa on a tour arranged by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. They had the distinction of being the f... Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:16:00 GMT |
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M. lalitha and M. nandini in Nepal |
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| Violin Duo Lalitha and Nandini being congradulated by the then Ambassador of India in Nepal Mr. Shyam Sharan after their concert in the Royal Nepal Academy, Nepal (ICCR and Embassy of India in Nepal).... Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:14:00 GMT |
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My Favourite Raga - The Hindu |
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| An article that came in the Hindu 15.2.2008My favourite raga ..Choices aplenty: Lalitha (left) and Nandini You could write reams about each raga and its distinctive characteristics. When we render the... Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:19:00 GMT |
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Lalitha - Nandini: Trans Global Fusion - Live concert |
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| Lalitha - Nandini: Trans Global Fusion< Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT |
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Lalitha and Nandini Excel |
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The violin-duo Lalitha-Nandini are an off-shoot of the Lakshminarayana musical tree. Performing at the Chennaionline Music and Dance Fest 2006, they bega... Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:15:00 GMT |
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Trans Global Fusion by Lalitha & Nandini for a a spell bound audience of 10,000 |
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| TRANS GLOBAL FUSION feat .Lalitha Nandini - ChennaiDr M Lalitha and M Nandini - Violins ,Joel - Keyboards Shantakumar-Tavil , Mrs Subbulakshmi Muthuswamy - Tala , The ace Violin duo of the sisters Lal... Posted by on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:03:00 GMT |
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