Alathur Brothers
Srinivasa Iyer (1911–1980) & Sivasubramania Iyer (1916–1965) were
Carnatic vocalists.
They learnt under
Alathur Venkatesa Iyer, the father of Sivasubramania Iyer. They were not brothers by birth but were rather bound by the brotherhood of music. Srinivasa Iyer was born to Angarai Sankara Sroudigal and Lakshmi Ammal at Ariyalur village as one of 12 siblings.
They gave their first concert at
Thyagaraja Aradhana festival in
Thiruvaiyaru in 1928. Following the grand tradition set by their guru, the duo excelled in the authentic version of Carnatic music bringing together its technicalities to develop a taste for this patantara in the audience, both the experts and the laymen, alike.
The Alathur brothers performed with most of the star accompanists of the world of Carnatic music. On the violin, earlier they were accompanied by Thiruvalangadu Sundaresa Iyer,
Mayavaram V. R. Govindaraja Pillai
Mayavaram V. R. Govindaraja Pillai (12 May 1912 – 11 February 1979) was a Carnatic violinist from Tamil Nadu, Southern India.
Early days
He was born in Vazhuvur, a village in the Kuthalam Taluk (Nagapattinam district). His parents died when h ...
,
Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai, Mysore T. Chowdiah among others. Later T. N. Krishnan and Lalgudi G. Jayaraman accompanied them in most of their concerts while Kandadevi Azhagirisami accompanied them in a few.
From 1944 to 1968 the brothers were the court musicians for the
Maharajah
Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a prince. However, in late ancient India ...
of
Travancore
The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvanan ...
. They were awarded the prestigious
Sangeetha Kalanidhi
Sangita Kalanidhi () is the title awarded annually to a Carnatic musician by the Madras Music Academy.
From 1929 to 1941, the award did not exist. The award was conceived in 1942 by Academy President K. V. Krishnaswami Iyer and on 1 January 1 ...
award in two consecutive years, 1964 and 1965.
References
External links
Alathur BrothersAlathur Brothersfew samples here available soures:musicindiaonline.com
biographical sketch of the Alathur Brothers
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Male Carnatic singers
Carnatic singers