Music of Andhra Pradesh

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Music of India: Topics
Bhajan Filmi
Folk Hip Hop
Ghazal Pop
Qawwali Rock
Timeline and Samples
Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani)
Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards
Charts
Festivals Sangeet Natak AkademiThyagaraja AradhanaCleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
Media Sruti, The Music Magazine
National anthem "Jana Gana Mana", also national song "Vande Mataram"
Music of the states
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammuJharkhandKarnatakaKashmirKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest Bengal

Andhra Pradesh is a state of South India. Telugu language is considered the heart and soul of Carnatic music. The major composers Thyagaraja, Syama Sastri, Mudduswami Dikshita, Annamacharya and Bhadrachala Ramadasa are legends in the field of Carnatic music. In the area of instrumental music giants such as Dwaram Venkatasami Naidu (Violin), Chittibabu (Veena) and Eemani Sankara Sastri (Veena) are famous. Contemporary stalwarts of Vocal music include Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Srirangam Gopalaratnam, Sarangapani and Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana. Yella Venkatesara Rao (Mridangam), Srinivas (Mandolin) have earned fame.