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Hemmige V. Srivatsan (Carnatic Vocal)
Ajay Narasimha (Violin)
Narayan Natarajan (Mridangam)

Compositions of Arunachala Kavi from "Rama Naatakam" as set to tune by Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar

Episode 1 of 2

Hemmige V. Srivatsan is a disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Prof. Palghat K.V. Narayanaswamy. Srivatsan was introduced to music at an early age by his parents, Shantha and Hemmige Varadarajan.
He studied violin with Prof. Anoor S. Ramakrishna, Principal of the Ayyanar Music College in Bangalore. In 1985, Srivatsan toured North America as violin accompanist to Palghat Sri K. V. Narayanaswamy and then became his disciple, learning the art of singing from him as well.

Ajay Narasimha is a student of Hemmige Sri. V. Srivatsan.
Ajay has had the fortune of accompanying renowned musicians across the US and in India. Ajay resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family and works in biotech.

Narayan Natarajan is a mridangist, vocalist, and harmonium player. He had his initial training under his father P.V. Natarajan and later under P.S. Parameswaran of Bombay. Narayan has been accompanying several leading artists both in the U.S. and abroad.

Recorded on December 2nd, 2016, in KMVT Studio, Mountain View, CA.