Vidu. Smt. Shruti Ravali
Sruthi Ravali is an accomplished singer, violinist, composer and educator. Driven by aesthetics and bhaava (emotion), her music is an expression of artistic sensibilities which strike a chord with listeners beyond the barriers of language and culture. Her forward-thinking outlook and collaborative approach in music establishes her as a virtuoso in various genres. Gurus Born into a family of musicians and art-lovers, she received a rich cultural foundation from her parents Dr. Manda Ramaprasad and Manda Sudharani. Her musical pursuit began very early from the age of 3 under her mother Manda Sudharani who is a well accomplished Carnatic musician and an RTP expert, making her professional debut at the age of 11. Her gurus also include TM Krishna and RK Shriramkumar. Her violin tutelage began under Late Sri. Ivaturi Vijayeshwara Rao and continues with Sri Kumaresh Rajagopalan. Sruthi is known for the unique tonality of her voice which is Power. She sings all the tri-sthayi prayoga-s (musical phrases in 3 octaves) with so much ease, comfort and vigour which often leave the audience spellbound. Awards All India Radio - A Grade Artiste Winner of "Naad Bhed" MS Subbulakshmi Yuva Puraskar Award National Music Contest (with a cash prize of ₹1 Million) from Doordarshan & SPICMACAY "Swara Samaram" Title winner in DD Sapthagiri - Hyderabad Gold Medals and Young Achiever Award from various organizations for Outstanding Talent in Music Best Performance Awards (Vocal & Violin) from Karthikeya Gana Sabha and Visakha Music and Dance Academy. Regular performer in the television, All India Radio, Distinguished Sabhas, TTD, Festivals Won CCRT music scholarships (both Junior and Senior) from Government of India.
Performances As a performing artist for over 20 years now, Sruthi Ravali has travelled extensively in her career, across India and the world. Sruthi has performed at leading sabhas such as the Madras Music Academy (Spirit of Youth & HCL concert series), Brahma Gana Sabha, Parthasarathywami Sabha, Shanmukhananda Fine Arts in Mumbai, Charsur Margazhi Sangeetotsavam, Rama Seva Mandali in Bengaluru, Swathi Sangeethotsavam in Thiruvananthapuram, Ravindra Bharati in Hyderabad, Raga Dhana in Udupi, Tripura (NE India) and the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival in USA etc.
Vid. Sri Narasimha Kikkeri
Sri Narasimha Kikkeri inspired and encouraged by his parents Smt Sathyavathi and Sri K.N. Rajarao began his violin training in Carnatic music at an early age from Vid.Sri Srinivasa Murthy, Vid.Sri Mysore S Mahadevappa and Vid.Sri Govindaswamy, disciple of Vid.Smt Lalgudi Rajalakshmi and belongs to Lalgudi Shishya parampara.
Narasimha gave his debut concert at the age of 13 and has been performing ever since. Over the years Narasimha has been a frequent performer on All India Radio & TV stations and has represented India at the festival of India during international music festivals at U.K. and former USSR. He has performed at several leading sabhas and cities in India and USA, including Gayana Samaj, Bangalore, Nada Brahma, JaganMohan palace and world-renowned Mysore Dasara Festival, Cleveland Sri Thyagaraja Aradhana, Lotus Festival at Bloomington, Indiana, He has performed solo concerts frequently at several leading universities including Bloomington Indiana, Berkeley Boston, Cornel, Purdue, Oxford Miami, Cincinnati conservatory, Norman OK, Mary Baldwin, UNT to name a few. He has also conducted several music workshops at reputed Fine Arts Conservatories and Universities such as Bloomington,Indiana, University of Cincinnati to name a few.
He has accompanied leading Indian artists such as Sangita Kalanidhi Sri T.N. Sheshagopalan, Dr T. Viswanathan, Dr Chitti Babu, Sangita Kalanidhi Sri Chitravina N Ravikiran, Sangita Kalanidhi Trichur V Ramachandran, Sangita Kalanidhi R.K. Srikantan and others. He was blessed to do a solo performance with Sangita Kalanidhi Sri Umayalapuram K Sivaraman. He has also the great fortune of accompanying legendary Bharatanatyam dance artist, Padmabhushan Sri C.V. Chandrashekar. He has accompanied with Hindustani singer Rashid Khan during US tour along with CD releases.
In addition, he has played several fusion concerts with leading Jazz & drum players such as Rick VanMatre and Glen Velez. He is well adept at playing with Western and JAZZ players and has performed at several Universities.
A very sought-after violinist based out of Dallas, devotee of Dattaguru peetam and by the blessings of Sri Sri Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Narasimha conducts Violin classes regularly at Frisco Hanuman Temple and several students are learning under his tutelage at his Swara School of Music.
Vid. Sri Ramakrishna Neti
Vid. Sri. Ramakrishna Neti is a popular Mridanga vidwan and teacher in the Dallas area Initial training from late Vid. M.A. Krishnamurthy of Mysore He is a disciple of Mridangam maestro, Padmashri Dr. Yella Venkateswara Rao Ramakrishna hails from a family of musicians His grandfather, Harikathakesari Sri Neti Lakshminarayana Bhagavathar, was a renowned Harikatha exponent and a disciple of Harikatha Pitamaha Sri Adibhatla Narayana Dasu. His uncle late Sri Neti Srirama Sarma was a top-grade Voco-Violonist at All India Radio, Hyderabad. His eldest sister Smt. Indira Kameswara Rao is a top-grade vocalist at All India Radio, Visakhapatnam. Ramakrishna has performed in various Sangeetha Sabha concerts in India and North America as well as the Prasara Bharati network in India. He has also learnt Hindustani vocal. He is a Data Analytics professional and holds MBA and Electronics Engineering Degrees.
