Child prodigies endure varied fates; the leap
from prodigy to maestro is slippery; ... To meet a
prodigy grown into a consummate musician, still
child-like in his enthusiasm, is to meet Ravikiran.
Born in 1967 into a musical family, Ravikiran
is considered an unprecedented phenomenon in
Carnatic music. His grandfather Sri K. S. Narayana
Iyengar was a renowned gottuvadhyam artiste and
his father, Sri Narasimhan, is also a gifted
gottuvadhyam artiste and vocalist.
The gottuvadhyam, more correctly called
chitra veena, is a complicated ancient instrument
with twenty-one strings. Unlike the traditional
veena or sitar, it is fretless. The fretless nature
of the instrument makes it the closest instrument to
vocal standards.
By the age of twelve, Ravikiran was a full-fledged vocal artiste
and was given an A-grade ranking in All India Radio.
At around this age, he switched over from vocal
music to the difficult chitra veena to prove to skeptics
that this instrument was indeed suited to
Carnatic music. Within a short time he was a master
of the instrument as well.
Ravikiran has performed all around the world
at major international festivals including the
Autumn Festival of France (1985), Rang Raag
Festival,
U.K. (1986), the International Music Festival of
Radio France (1987) and Festivals of India in France,
Germany and Switzerland. He has also toured USA,
Canada and South East Asia extensively.
Performance
Crew
Ravikiran, 4-6 Co - Musicians
Time (Live)
60 Min to 120 Min
Travel & Stay (All
will Travel by Air if Out of Base Country)
Air
1 J Class, Rest all Economy
Train
(N/A)
Road
1 Luxury Car, and Van for team
Stay
5 Star - 1 Suet, 3 Deluxe Rooms
Show Requirements
Sound & Lights
4 cordless, 14 Mike, Mixer, Dat, CD, Lights as per Setup
Child prodigies endure varied fates; the leap
from prodigy to maestro is slippery; ... To meet a
prodigy grown into a consummate musician, still
child-like in his enthusiasm, is to meet Ravikiran.