PORTFOLIO
Kavalam Srikumar was born in
Alleppey. He started learning Classical Music Vocal (South Indian Music) at the
age of five. Learned music under the Masters Ambalappuzha Sivasankara Panikkar,
Trichur Vaidyanathan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma and Ambalappuzha Thulasi.
Had advanced training in Karnatic Music under the famous Violinist
Shri.B.Sasikumar of All India Radio, Trivandrum.
Kavalam Sreekumar was the
recipient of First Prize in Classical Vocal in the University Youth Festival
for 5 Years. Performed Music Concerts all over Kerala, in music sabha’s in
Madras and some foreign countries. Visited Russia and Japan in connection with
the festival of India. Visited London, Paris, Singapore America and Gulf
countries and performed concerts. Visited Europe and Gulf, in November, 2004
and performed classical music concerts as part of Surya Music Festival.He has a
distinctive style of rendering classical music, which also gives importance to
voice culture, expression and clarity of lyrics. His soulful, clear, authentic
and powerful rendering of scriptures like Ramayana, Bhagavatha, Lalitha &
Vishnu Sahasra Namam, Soundarya Lahari, Dhyana Slokas etc are widely listened
and acclaimed by Malayalees through out the world. His rendering of Adhyatma
Ramayana is telecast every year for one month during July – August in popular
Malyalam T.V. channels like Asianet and Amritha. He has also rendered his voice
for the following Malayalam films:Agnisakshi, Ashtapadi, Thambu, Ilakkangal,
Aalolam, Kanalaattam, Panchajanyam, Madhuchandralekha, Suryan, Nerkku Ner
etc.He has anchored for 4 years a very popular music programme entitled
“Ragolsavam”, based on classical ragas, in the Kairali Channel
T.V.(Malayalam).
He was awarded with the title “Ramakadha Shukan” by Malliyur Thirumeni in the
year 1999 and “Ganapoornasree” from Chettikulangara in
2011. Received Kerala Sangeetha Natak Akademi Award in the year 2012 for Classical Music.
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