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Srinivas started out on the acoustic mandolin, but neither the size nor plucking required of the acoustic mandolin was suited for long, sustained notes. He then switched to the electric mandolin, which was better suited for sustained notes and musical ornamentations.

With Sikkil R. Bhaskaran (violin), Thiruvarur Bhakthavathsalam (mridangam), & E.M. Subramaniam (ghatam)

Avasarala Kanyakumari is a violinist from Vijayanagaram, Andra Pradesh, but has lived in Chennai for over 5 decades. She was a disciple of Ivaturi Vijayeshwar Rao, M. Chandrashekaran, and Dr. M. L. Vasanthakumari.

Embar S. Kannan, born in 1975, has training in both Carnatic and Western classical music. He learned from Vittal Ramamurthy, and has been mentored by A. Kanyakumari.

with K.V. Prasad (Mridangam), Palghat Sundaram (ghatam)

Rachid Khan (1968-2024) belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, and was the great grandson of the gharana's founder Inayat Hussain Khan, and nephew of Ghulam Mustafa Khan.

with Ramesh Mishra (sarangi), Yogesh Samsi (tabla), Jyoti Goho (harmonium)

Jal tarang means "waves in water". Water is poured into the bowls, and the pitch is changed by adjusting the volume of water. The player softly hits the edge of the bowls with 2 wooden sticks. It is found in both Hindustani and Carnatic music.

Anayampatti S. Ganesan was born in Chennai in 1932. His jalatharangam is a set of 19 antique porcelain bowls from China that are 100 years old.

Accompanied by: M.A. Sundaresan (violin), Srimushnam V. Raja Rao (mridangam), E.M. Subramaniam (ghatam)

Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928-1992) followed in his father's footsteps. Besides studying with his father, he was also a disciple of Melattur Sama Dikshitar. He and several other family members died in an automobile collision in Kooteripattu in 1992. His sons Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan, Maharajapuram S. Ramachandran, and his primary disciple Dr. R. Ganesh are now carrying on his musical tradition.

accompanying artists were not identified

Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan was born in 1916. His father was a court musician employed in the court of Maharaja Keshav Prasad Singh of Dumraon Estate in Bihar. At the age of 3, he moved to Varanasi to be apprenticed to his maternal uncle Ali Bux "Vilayatu" Khan, a shehnai player attached to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. He died in 2006.

Aruna Sairam was born in 1952 in Mumbai. She received vocal training from her mother Rajalakshmi Sethuraman, who was a student of the Alathur Brothers and Thanjavoor Sankara Iyer. Later she learnt from T. Brinda.

with B.V. Raghavendra Rao (violin), J. Vaidhyanathan and T. Srinivasan (mridangam), B.S. Purushotham (kanjira), and Sai (tabla)

Ranendranath Majumdar was born 28 July 1965, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. "Ronu" Majumdar's father played flute as a hobby, and had learnt from Pannalal Ghosh. After receiving initial instruction from his father, Ronu Majumdar learnt from Vijay Raghav Rao.

with Durga Prasad (pakhawaj), Partho Sarathi Mukherjee (tabla), Shridhar Partha Sarathy (mridangam)

This is one of many recordings from Zakir Hussain's "Masters of Percussion" concert series. On this one, he is joined by Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (born 1935) on mridangam. Among his teachers was Palghat Mani Iyer. Zakir Hussain (1951-2024) was son and disciple of Alla Rakha. They explore Misra Chapu tal of 7 beats (3+2+2).

S. Balachander (1927 - 1990) was a veena player, actor and filmmaker.

with S. V. Raja Rao (mridangam) & R. Harishankar (kanjira)

Shubha Mudgal (born 1 January 1959 in Allahabad) is an Indian singer of Hindustani classical music. Her repertoire includes the genres of khyal, thumri, dadra, and Indian pop.

with Purushottam Walawalkar (harmonium), Aneesh Pradhan (tabla)

Lalgudi G. Jayaraman (1930-2013) was one of the all-time greats of Carnatic violinists.

with GJR Krishnan (supporting violin), Karaikudi Mani (mridangam), TH Vinayakram (ghatam)

Gajanan Anant Joshi (1911-1987) was born in Aundh State, present day Maharashtra. He was a vocalist and violinist, and had many famous students. His grandfather Manohar had studied dhrupad and dhamar, and his father Anant Manohar Joshi was a khayal singer.

Hans Raj Hans was born in 1962 in the village of Shaifpur near Jalandhar, Punjab. He generally sings Punjabi folk and Sufi songs, and received training from Puran Shah Koti.