M. Balamurali Krishna

Balamurali Krishna has reigned at the forefront of South Indian music for the past five decades. His powerful voice is magnetic and vibrant in all three octaves and his musical and artistic talents are leg endary.

Born in Andhra Pradesh in 1930 to musician parents, he was a child prodigy who, by his fifteenth birthday, was already a popular vocalist and prolific composer. He has enriched the world of South Indian music with the creation of many new ragas and with nearly four hundred classical compositions. He has also been a highly acclaimed music director for films and radio, an actor, and an instrumentalist who plays violin, viola, kanjira, veena and mridangam. He is the recipient of India"s most distinguished awards, including Padma Vibhushan from the President of India.

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