Mandolin Shrinivas

musicfan_4201 · Post by **musicfan_4201** » 27 Jan 2010, 11:29

The only difference in my opinion is the number of percussion accompaniment when he started his career and now. The concerts that were accompanied by Palghat Raghu, Karaikudi Mani, Srimushnam and likes at the start of his career was just spectacular. But over the time, the inclusion of a number of percussion instruments like the thavil, mridangam, ghatam etc (all in one platform) made it very loud and noisy (cacophony!). It is not because of the sound of mandolin, but the overall noise pollution! I am not sure what it is now.
I am sure if the percussions are restructed, it will be just awesome.
In my opinion even in a vocal/violin or a veena concert, more than 2 instruments make a concert sound very loud. For best results it should be mridangam and ghatam or mridangam and morsing.
All certain done, he is one of the most talented and gifted artists that CM has seen to date.

cpblog · Post by **cpblog** » 24 Aug 2011, 02:54

Mandolin Srinivas Video and 2011 K. Puttu Rao Concerts » 23 Aug 2011 21:15
(posted also under Music and Festivals)

Dear Rasikas,

This is to invite you all to the K. Puttu Rao Memorial 2011 Concert series between August 31, 2011 and Sept 4, 2011
to be held at the Jagan Mohan Palace, Mysore.

The concert series start with Mandolin U. Srinivas and will end with Vidwan T.V. Sankaranarayanan.

We are posting a two part text of "In Memorium" and we have the invitation and a Video of U. Srinivas at 16, playing in "Parvathi", Mysore.

As always, please welcome@ http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/

Thanking You!

mahesh3 · Post by **mahesh3** » 27 Nov 2011, 09:12

Was listening to some of his 1980's stuff again..... If I had to be lost in an island for the rest of my life, Srinivas's combo with Raghu mama is probably the only music I would hasten to bring.

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 02 Mar 2012, 01:43

A couple of days ago, Mandolin Srinivas turned 43!
Somehow I just can't get past thinking of him as an eternal 12 year old boy that rocked the world of music back in the early 80s.

http://srutimag.blogspot.com/2012/02/ha ... ctive.html

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 02 Mar 2012, 01:47

Ramesh, I couldn't agree more with you...sorta like mArkaNDEyan...

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 06 Mar 2012, 00:59

Hi Cpblog

There is some thing wrong with the player. First there was inordinate delay in the start of the first song (varnam)..then there was another huge pause before the Siddhi vinayakam song...after that the player stopped. I played around with various buttons before it started again. But yet again it stopped playing. I gave up after that.

Would it be possible to look into this?

To the extent I heard, the music was great....he is a great artist indeed and exhibited that even at an early age..thanks for the postings.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 07 Mar 2012, 22:33

Hi Sam,
We're sorry that you faced these hold-ups.
It is of course normal for the embedded flash player to take some time to cue up to the next track, especially if the present track is a long one. Otherwise in our repeated tests with various browsers, we have found no instance of a track freezing up. Connectivity quality at the listener's end could also sometimes pose some issues.
I will let CPBlog comment further.

cpblog · Post by **cpblog** » 10 May 2012, 15:35

Respected Rasikas,

We are privileged to bring you the full concert of Vidwan U. Shrinivas
from last years K. Puttu Rao Memorial concert at Mysore. Accompanying
him are Vidwans V.V. Srinivasa Rao ( Violin ), K.V. Prasad ( Mridangam )and
G.S.Ramanujam ( Ghatam ).

The posting displays a short YouTube showing opening formalities to the concert with
two ragas, a full audio of the concert and a narrative on the vibrancy of Carnatic Music.

We hope you enjoy the same and please welcome to
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/

Thanking you,
CPBlog team

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 14 May 2012, 05:52

Last saturday, 12th, I cleared my deck, did all my house chores (effectively gave no room for the mrs to grumble about any thing) and set my computer, adjusted the speakers and....lo and behold, I got to listen to a nice vioin concert with mandolin providing the accompaniment !!

Was it my computer or some thing wrong with the recording?

Any feed back from other mandolin rasikas?

Cheers

Sam

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 14 May 2012, 19:56

Dear Mr. Swaminathan,
Kindly listen to the concert again on CP blog and tell me if you find any problem. I am listening to the tracks on my headphones as I write this and find no problem...the Kharaharapriya is so beautiful...
Thanks
Sachi

Purist · Post by **Purist** » 15 May 2012, 15:07

Sam Swaminathan wrote:Last saturday, 12th, I cleared my deck, did all my house chores (effectively gave no room for the mrs to grumble about any thing) and set my computer, adjusted the speakers and....lo and behold, I got to listen to a nice vioin concert with mandolin providing the accompaniment !!

Was it my computer or some thing wrong with the recording?

Any feed back from other mandolin rasikas?

Cheers

Sam

Was it 'mrs' effect?

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 24 Aug 2012, 08:37

Mandolin and U...

Mandolin artiste U. Rajesh talks to Chitra Swaminathan about having a prodigious musician for a brother and finding his own musical space...

read at... http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article3811999.ece

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 14 Sep 2014, 07:10

concert 262-Medolin Srinivas
Listen at:
http://myblogkumara.blogspot.in/2014/07 ... rt-ix.html
01-vanajAkSi_nine_kOri-VARNAM-kalyANi
02-mahA_gaNapatim_manasA_smarAmi-nATa
03-sAmaja_vara_gamanA-hindOLam
04-nAdOpAsanacE_shankaranArAyaNa-bEgaDA
05-rAgam_tAnam_pallavi-kAnaDA
06-Krishna_Nee_Begane-Yamunakalyani
07--nI_nAma_rUpamulaku_nitya-saurAshtram

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 19 Sep 2014, 10:03

Shocking news that the Great Genius passed away this morning due to complications post liver transplantation.

Purist · Post by **Purist** » 19 Sep 2014, 13:10

Deeply shocked. Terrible blow and loss for Carnatic Music,
May his soul rest in eternal peace.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 19 Sep 2014, 15:58

A brief on Mandolin...

“ Famous mandolin player and musician Uppalapu Srinivas, popularly known as Mandolin Srinivas, died in Chennai on Friday in a private hospital due to illness. He was 45.

He was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai some days back due to liver problem and breathed his last Friday morning around 9.30, hospital officials said.”

Born Feb 28, 1969, in Palakolu, Andhra Pradesh, Mr Srinivas as a mandolin player of Carnatic music discipline was a child prodigy.

As a six-year-old boy, Mr Srinivas would play his father Satyanarayana's mandolin. His brother U. Rajesh is also a noted mandolin player.

A world renowned musician, Mr Srinivas gave his first public performance in 1978 in Andhra Pradesh. Three years later he performed at the Madras Music Season for the Indian Fine Arts Society.
Soon he started trotting the globe. In 1983, Mr Srinivas performed at the JazzFest Berlin and later toured Canada, Australia and many other countries.

Shrinivas is survived by his parents, brother Mandolin U. Rajesh and sister.

Srinivas married Sree, an IAS officer's daughter on 19 November, 1994 but she has been living away with their son for the last 16 years.
On December 2012, The Supreme Court has approved renowned Mandolin player U Srinivas' divorce with his wife U Sree on the ground that he was treated cruelly by her…
“After hearing both the sides, the apex court came to the conclusion that Srinivas has proved his case of mental cruelty.
"It has been graphically demonstrated that she had not shown the slightest concern for the public image of her husband on many occasions by putting him in embarrassing situations, leading to humiliation. She has made wild allegations about conspiracy in her husband’s family to get him married again for dowry and there is no evidence on record to substantiate the same," the bench said.

Is it not true that Compatibility is lost when one is getting more famous than the other..

U. Shrinivas runs a music school called the Shrinivas Institute of World Music (SIOWM).

Some of the awards that Mandolin U. Srinivas has received:
Padma Shree on April 12, 1998 by The President of India
Sangeeta Ratna
Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar from Sangeet Sanskriti
Titled Asthana Vidwan of Govt. of Tamil Nadu in July 1984, Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam on October 1, 1990, Pillayarpatti Temple on 27 August 1995
Raja-Lakshmi Award for 1985 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai
Mysore T. Chowdiah Memorial National Award
Sangeetha Bala Bhaskara by Sangeetha Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi
National Citizen's Award, 1991 by The President of India
Special TTK Award and Best Artist Award by the Madras Music Academy in 1983 and 1993 respectively
Rajiv Gandhi National Integration Award…

I came to know of his illness and admission to Hospital on 12/13-09-2014…but was told as lung infection.. My friend got the information from one of his disciples Vikassa Ramadas ….
But learnt later that he underwent Liver transplant…also from friends….

The reasons put forth are many…Let us not go in to them now..

On knowing this, I posted concert 262-Medolin Srinivas….above…

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 19 Sep 2014, 18:14

Mandolin U Srinivas-A Soothing Karaharapriya...

http://mfi.re/listen/3rcm2ybq9j3ddsv/Ma ... apriya.mp3

T.V.GOPALAKRISHNAN · Post by **T.V.GOPALAKRISHNAN** » 19 Sep 2014, 19:47

Today morning he passed away in a private hospital.

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/t ... 425892.ece

I have uploaded four video songs to YouTube and dedicate to his fond memory.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehwxQ ... i_jvP4xaHA

May his soul rest in peace.

Regards,

TVG.

kal · Post by **kal** » 19 Sep 2014, 20:22

RIP Srinivas...

kal · Post by **kal** » 19 Sep 2014, 20:33

shocking news... I just cannot forget his extraordinary performances that I could attend during early 80s.
Great loss to Carnatic Music.
Many times rasikas simply used to say 'we are going to Mandolin kutcheri', there was no need to mention his name,
since he was so synonymous with the instrument.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 19 Sep 2014, 21:00

OMG! This is such horrible news. Heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and disciples. May his soul RIP!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 19 Sep 2014, 21:02

Great loss indeed!

Heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and disciples! May his soul rest in peace!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 19 Sep 2014, 22:46

venkatakailasam, I am glad that you have put the record straight on the unhappiness in Shrinivas's life, and with something as solid as the words of the court. Now it need not be the subject of surmise, curiosity, etc, but is simple fact. Even though it is a sad thing to know.

I am even more amazed when artists manage to maintain creativity during stress.

Anaconda · Post by **Anaconda** » 20 Sep 2014, 05:26

This is shocking.... May his soul rest in peace. Heartfelt condolences to his family...

thanjavooran · Post by **thanjavooran** » 20 Sep 2014, 08:12

" I am even more amazed when artists manage to maintain creativity during stress "

Shri Nick,
Yes ! Such Artistes keep all rasikas too stress free.

Thanjavooran
2o 09 2014

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 20 Sep 2014, 17:48

rshankar wrote:Ramesh, I couldn't agree more with you...sorta like mArkaNDEyan...

How we wished him to be mArkaNDEyan. God wished him to be ABHIMANYU. CRUEL FATE

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 21 Sep 2014, 05:18

CRama wrote:Ramesh, I couldn't agree more with you...sorta like mArkaNDEyan...

How we wished him to be mArkaNDEyan. God wished him to be ABHIMANYU. CRUEL FATE

Cannot agree more. I am devastated. I seem to be running into his memories everywhere I look. I can only imagine how this must be for his father, brother and other members of his family.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 21 Sep 2014, 08:05

concert 265-Mandolin Srinivas…
( Obituary concert…19-09-2014 )
Listen at:

http://myblogkumara.blogspot.in/2014/07 ... rt-ix.html

01-SamaganaPriyagara-Keeravani-Nagamani-Gurusurajananda
02-An Extract from a Concert 55.43 Mts.,
03-KamalambamBhajare_Kalyani_Adi_MDikshithar
04-VallabhaNayakasya_Begada_Rupakam_MDikshithar

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 21 Sep 2014, 08:31

சாந்தனாய் சிறுவனாய்
முருவலிக்கும் முகத்தனாய்
சலனமற்றவனாய்
பேசாத பெருமாளாய் ஸ்ரீநிவாசனாய்
ஸ்ருதியுடன் லயம் கூட்டி தேனமுது
பொழிபவனாய் இசைப்பவனாய்
இசை விற்பனற்கள் போற்றும்
இணை இல்லா இசை வித்தகனாய்
புவி எங்கும் புகழ் படைத்தவனாய்
மமதை நீத்தவனாய் குருவாய்
என்னுள்ளம் கொள்ளை கொண்டவனாய்
அகிலமெங்கும் வலம் வந்தவா! ஸ்ரீநிவாசா!
வேங்கடவன் நான் போற்றும்
சாயியின் சீ(ஷீ)ரடி நாடி சென்றாயோ!!
venkat k

Transliteration:
sAndanAy siRuvanAy
muruvalikkum mugattanAy
salanamaTRavanAy
pEsAda perumALAy srInivAsanAy
srudiyuDan layam kUTTi tEnamudu
pozhibavanAy isaippavanAy
isai viRbanaRgaL pOTRum
iNai illA isai vittaganAy
puvi e#ngum pugazh paDaittavanAy
mamadai nIttavanAy kuruvAy
ennuLLam koLLai koNDavanAy
agilame#ngum valam vandavA! srInivAsA!
vE#ngaDavan nAn pOTRum
sAyiyin sI(shI)raDi nADi senRAyO!!
venkat k

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 21 Sep 2014, 20:46

Mandolin Srinivas-RTP Shanmukapriya..

Mind blowing...

http://mfi.re/listen/3c1ru0lb4gx2d88/Ma ... apriya.mp3

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 22 Sep 2014, 07:13

Kambhoji one can enjoy..

Mandolin Srinivas- evari mATa vinnAvO rAvO-Kambhoji..

http://mfi.re/listen/8wa5254xvxpo0sk/Ma ... mbhoji.mp3

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 22 Sep 2014, 10:03

VK Sir, Thanks for your touching poem and the uploads. I have not heard any fusion music of US so far. I would like to hear some to get a feel of the same. Can you upload, if you do have some of them? With thanks

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 22 Sep 2014, 13:42

John Mclaughlin,U Srinivas,Zakir Hussain,V Selvaganesh,Mahadevan- Jazz a Vienne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA7Mzo73cd4

The 5 Peace band- John McLaughlin (guitar), U Srinivas (Mandolin), Zakir Hussain (Tabla), V Selvaganesh (Ghatam),S Mahadevan (Vocals) perform live in Vienna. Note: This is the remember shakti lineup + S Mahadevan. The songs they play are: Caruna, Ma No Pa, Sakhi,and Giriras Sudha.

bombal · Post by **bombal** » 22 Sep 2014, 15:56

As a personal tribute to the genius, attached please find an excerpt from the thani played at the genius's concert in CBE on the 23rd Nov 1994. The artists featured are

Mandolin U. Shrinivas
Delhi Sundararajan - Violin
Bombay C N Balaji - Mridangam
Kovai Suresh - Ghatam

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y8gef4jyrvd3v ... s.MP3?dl=0

Bombay Balaji :namaste:

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 22 Sep 2014, 20:04

In praise of Mandolin...Madurai shri.TNS ...

https://soundcloud.com/anarayanan86/06_ ... y_sri_tnse

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 23 Sep 2014, 10:25

VK Sir, I heard the Evarimata and RTP Shanmughapriya- Music of a very high order -as the many concerts I have heard from him. One more request- Can you pl upload the remaining songs of the Evarimata concert. The recording, and music is so great- Pl excuse me for the trouble I am giving you.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 23 Sep 2014, 16:49

Chandrashekhara isa
sundareshwara gowrisa senjadadara
andivanane shambho
arulmukha nada swambho
chindai teera vandai
chidambaresa kailasavasa

05-candrasEkarA-sindubhairavi-Anai_vaidyanAtha_iyer-MAndolin Srinivas...
http://mfi.re/listen/x15ad6k72v7wll7/05 ... a_iyer.mp3

kapali · Post by **kapali** » 23 Sep 2014, 23:55

A touching and great tribute to the Mandalin maestro from TNSEshagopalan . It also reveals the reverential esteem which TNS had for him. More than the music lovers, one feels the very mandalin instrument itself now seems bereaved beyond words and will be searching for its own identity hereafter.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 24 Sep 2014, 04:31

VKailasam,
Thanks for all the music and the poem --a heart felt one. I wrote one too and posted it in the Tamizh (Literature) section in the KavithaigaL thread. Gamakam has written poetic prose in tamizh. Though his expression in english is at par with his tamizh, he says he could write it only in tamizh! When expressing intense moments of feeling, our mother tongue beckons, I suppose...

புவி எங்கும் புகழ் படைத்தவனாய், மமதை நீத்தவனாய்...you say of Srinivas. How true!

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 25 Sep 2014, 15:10

CRama...
I have two more of "Evarimata"....Both one hour +

I will send to your mail in a day or two....

Thank you arasi madam..

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 26 Sep 2014, 19:13

Shrinivas with Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Maharajapuram Santhanam

One more..with MGR...

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 27 Sep 2014, 14:55

A scintillating Thodi...

chEsinadhella_marachithivo-thOdi-Mandolin Srinivas with Smt.A Kanyakumari and _shrI SriMushanam Rajarao..

http://mfi.re/listen/ija64yzzdv407ni/ch ... dhanga.mp3

SudhaOruganti · Post by **SudhaOruganti** » 10 Oct 2014, 14:17

Though I cannot understand the technicalities of classical music,I love listening his music and at times when I'm disturbed or stressed his music soothes and removes all tensions...right from childhood not even a day passed without listening to atleast one of his gems..it's really difficult for his ardent fans to digest the fact that he's no more

I love this one
http://mio.to/artist/Mandolin+Srinivas/tracks/Bajare

bombal · Post by **bombal** » 10 Oct 2014, 17:33

Mandolin U Shrinivas with Delhi Sunderarajan, Bombay Balaji & Kovai Suresh - marriage concert @ CBE on 23rd Nov 1994

https://www.dropbox.com/s/djomjdrmvkjlv ... h.MP3?dl=0

:namaste:

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 11 Oct 2014, 21:12

Swara raga malika-bahudhAri_kalyANavasantha_bEhAg_AndhOLika revathi kanada...

With Ms.A_kanyAkumAri-violin
3.shri.T_bhakthavathasalam-mrudhangam
4.shri.EM_subramaNiam-ghatam
1989...

http://mfi.re/listen/sj2c91qjieb653r/Sw ... kAnada.mp3

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 11 Oct 2014, 22:59

I do not think vidushi Kanyakunari is married.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 12 Oct 2014, 09:59

yes..corrected..

Post 56 Everymata kambhoji

Post 61-C Rama...you wanted the other songs from this link...

concert-273-Mandolin Srinivas with shri.lAlgudi_GJR_krishNan-Violin
Liten at:

http://myblogkumara.blogspot.in/2014/09 ... art-x.html

01-endharO_mahAnubhAvulu-shrI-Adhi-thyAgarAja
02-thathva_meruga_tharamA-garudaDhwani-rUpaka-thyAgarAja
03-manasulOni_marmamulu-hindOLam
04-gurulEka_eTuvaNTi_guNiki-gaurimanOhari
05-entha_mudhdhO_entha_sogasO-bindhumAlini-Adhi-thyAgarAja
07-raghu_vamsha_suDhAmbuDhi-kadhanakuthUhala-Adhi-patNam_subrahmaNya_iyer
08-chinnam_chiru_kiLiyE-rAgamAlike-thishra_chApu-subrahmaNya_bhArathi
09-VEdha_manthra_then_nAnAti_bradhuku-rEvathi-Adhi-aNNamAchArya
10-thillAna-dhEsh-Adhi-lAlgudi_G_jayarAman
11-nI_nAma_rUpamulaku-mangaLa-sourAshtra-Adhi-thyAgarAja

bombal · Post by **bombal** » 12 Oct 2014, 11:26

VK sir...if this concert is the one at Shanmukhananda Bombay, way back in the early 80's, then the accompaniments are apart from GJR, Ramesh and Sri Vinayakaram sir.

:namaste:

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 12 Oct 2014, 19:17

bombal...I have not kept the down load details...Yhis can be from from sp archives...

Incidentally..are you friend with Sairam at Muscat .....some time back he was telling me that he knows
one Balaji from Bombay who plays Mrudangam.. Just curious to know...

bombal · Post by **bombal** » 12 Oct 2014, 20:18

yes for Sairams friend in Muscat

:namaste: