Saketharaman

Saketharaman
Background information
Born November 24, 1982
tanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres Carnatic Music
Occupation(s) Carnatic Musician - Vocalist
Years active 1992–present

Saketharaman (born on Nov 24,1982) is a performing musician of Carnatic music in India. He is a disciple of Lalgudi Jayaraman. He is an 'A 'grade All India Radio artist.

Early life

When he was just 6 years old, his parents introduced him to the world of music through his first guru Srirangam Krishnamurthy . To understand rhythm and perform better, he went a step further and learnt the Carnatic Mridangam, a percussion instrument. In spite of his long hours of dedication to music training, he holds an impressive academic record of All India Rank in his High School.

Education

He pursued his Masters degree in Software Engineering and is holding a high position in a successful international investment banking company.

Musical journey

Saketharaman had completed an intensive training programme on "Performing techniques in Carnatic music" conducted by his Guru.He has performed concerts all over the world including Theatre de villa, Paris; Eppington Memorial Hall, Melbourne; Tyagaraja Seva Samithi, Muscat; Singapore Indian Fine Arts, Singapore; Kamban Kazhagam, Colombo; Concert tour of United STATES and Toronto including San Jose, Portland, Dallas, San Diego, Chicago, Connecticut; Bahá'í Centre, Sydney; Melbourne

Style

Saketharaman has imbibed the famous Lalgudi Bani rich in Bhavam. His voice that flows effortlessly in all three sthayis never fails to enchant the audience. His Pallavis are outstanding for its rich aesthetic and mathematical permutations and combinations with scintillating ragamalika swaraprasthara showcasing his scholarship and creativity. His Kalpana Swaras mirror his rhythmic excellence. His methodical expansion of ragas, clear brigas and rich manodharma is a treat for music aficionados. He has composed chittai swaras for quite a number of kritis.His mastery over the swaras is extra-ordinary and is widely acknowledged.The knack of bringing out the charm and essence of any raga, each note handled delicately in succession, his concept and picturisation bringing out the meaning of the composition in his mellifluous voice is always a treat for the music lovers. He has composed more than 40 RTP in many ragas and tricky thalas.He has tuned many Meera bhajans , compositions of Shri Sadhasiva Brahmendral and sacred texts of Kanchi Paramacharya Swamigal.His style of winding up the concert with a thillana composed by his Guru Lalgudi Jayaraman is well known.

Awards

Title / Award Presented By Year
Vani Kala Nipuna Thyabrahma Gaana Sabha,Chennai2014
Shanmukha Sangeetha Shiromani Shanmuganandha Sabha,Mumbai 2012
Vocational Excellence award Rotary Club, Chennai 2012
Kalki Krishnamurthy Award Kalki Tamil Magazine 2011
Yuva Kala Bharathi Bharath Kalachar Chennai2008
Best vocalist Music Academy Chennai for 3 consecutive years
Yagnaraman Award of Excellence for musicKrishna Gana Sabha2008
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Youth Excellence Award Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust 2007
Ramabhadran centenary awardTag centre Chennai 2006

Discography

Here is a comprehensive list of his albums
Vandhaan Raghuraman Saketharaman Live at Paris-Swathi Soft Solutions 2012
Saketharaman,Live concert 2010 in Narada Gana Sabha -Charsur
Aatma Nivedhanam 2009 -Swathi Soft Solutions along with Vidwan Shri Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Vidwan Shri Mysore Nagaraj
Nadha Geetham 2009-Amudham
Saketharaman,Live concert 2008 in Bharath Sangeeth Utsav-Carnatica
Live concert 2001 in Naradha Gana Sabha-HMV

Personal life

Saketharaman's mother, Vijaya Santhanam, is a postgraduate in Chemistry and an ardent follower of Shri Shri Krishna Premi Swamigal. His father, Santhanam, is a Chartered Accountant. His elder sister, Vishaka Hari is a well known Harikatha exponent. His wife, Vidhya, is a doctor. The couple reside in Bangalore.

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