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In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

  
  Kadri Gopalnath
Kadri Gopalnath was born in Panemangalore, in Dakshina Kannada district (Karnataka, South India) in 1950.
Gopalnath humbly acknowledges the fact that it is the blessings of his gurus that is responsible for his success.
Kadri Gopalnath has dedicated his life for Carnatic music and offers private tuition to students interested in the saxophone.
www.unl.edu /raag/kadri/kadri1.html   (774 words)

  
 MusicalNirvana - Articles on Kadri Gopalnath
Kadri Gopalnath was born in Panemangalore (near Mangalore) in Dakshina Kannada in 1950.
Gopalnath has the distinction of being the first Carnatic musician to be invited to perform in the BBC Promenade concert in 1994 at London.
Gopalnath strove sincerely to imbue his recital of the piece, "Nagumomu" (Abheri) with pertinent garnakas to the extent possible on his wind instrumentplayed by pressing hard of the buttons.
www.musicalnirvana.com /carnatic/kadri_articles.html   (659 words)

  
 Kadri Gopalnath Biography - AOL Music
It took Kadri Gopalnath (born: Kalaimamani Kadri Gopalnath) nearly twenty years to adapt the saxophone to the intricacies of Indian classical music, but, his acclaim has continued to grow.
Gopalnath's first major break came when he was invited to compose and perform on the soundtrack of a highly successful film, Duet.
In 1994, Gopalnath became the first South Indian classical musician to perform in the BBC Promenade concert.
music.aol.com /artist/kadri-gopalnath/33970/biography   (250 words)

  
 kadri gopalnath
Its champion is the Emperor of this instrument, Kadri Gopalnath, the first musician to introduce and popularise it as a mainstream instrument in Indian classical music.
Today, after 50 years of post-colonial independence, Kadri Gopalnath represents a unique facet of Indian classical art: its ability to adopt, imbibe, and adapt even though it is one of the oldest classical music systems in the world.
As a fifteen-year-old, Kadri Gopalnath, a budding classical musician, had the opportunity to listen to a brass band associated with a Palace.
www.jazzbank.com /saxophone/gopalnath.html   (638 words)

  
 Artists Profiles : Padmashri Kadri Gopalnath
A native of Dakshina Kannada, Kadri Gopalnath was born in 1950 to Shri Thaniappa and Shrimathi Gangamma.
Gopalnath learnt playing Carnatic Music on the Saxophone under Gopalakrishna Iyer of Kalanikethana, Mangalore, His dedication under tireless efforts enabled him to imbibe all the nuances of Carnatic Music and the Sax.
Gopalnath strove sincerely to imbue his recital of the piece, “Nagumonu” (Abheri) with pertinent gamakas to the extent possible on his wind instrument played by pressing hard of the buttons.
www.indiamusicinfo.com /profiles/carnatic/kadrigopalnath.html   (458 words)

  
 Kadri Gopalnath
A native of Dakshina Kannada, Kadri Gopalnath was born in 1950 to Sri.Thaniappa and Shrimathi.
Kadri began training in Nagaswaram, from an early age, but destiny had a different story for Kadri Gopalnath.
It took twenty years for Kadri to conquer the complex wind instrument and he was eventually crowned as “Saxophone chakravarthy”.
www.indiansarts.com /kadripage.htm   (203 words)

  
 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Born the son of a nadaswaram player, the 15-year-old Gopalnath was in the process of learning the long, oboe-esque, double-reed instrument when, on a school trip to the Mysore Palace, he heard his first saxophone in the palace's fanfare band.
Though Kadri speaks of an initial resistance on the part of certain members of the Carnatic music establishment, it seems to have melted away almost instantly.
Though Gopalnath's background is hardly influenced by Western and jazz sources, he was invited to perform at a Bombay jazz festival, in 1980, where Charles Mingus alumnus John Handy was so stunned by the Indian's music that he ran off for his saxophone and joined him on stage.
atlanta.creativeloafing.com /gyrobase/PrintFriendly?oid=oid:13949   (739 words)

  
 Swaralaya
The Saxophone concert by Kadri Gopalnath was held on October 4, 2003 in Tampa, at the Public Health Auditorium of the University of Southern Florida in Tampa.
Kadri was accompanied by Kanyakumari on the Violin and by Thenikottai Mani on the Thavil.
Gopalnath and Kanyakumari have a perfect understanding in the renderings, and this was quite evident during swaraprastharas.
swaralaya.us /kadri.htm   (295 words)

  
 prasantmusic.com
December 24, 2004 - With Kadri Gopalnath at AIMA.
December 19, 2004 - With Kadri Gopalnath at Bharat Kalachar.
December 15, 2004 - With Kadri Gopalnath at Naradhagana Sabha.
www.prasantmusic.com /Performances_archive.htm   (509 words)

  
 Kadri Gopalnath | The Mix
It took Kadri Gopalnath (born: Kalaimamani Kadri Gopalnath) nearly twenty years to adapt the saxophone to the intricacies of Indian classical music, but, his acclaim has continued to grow.
Gopalnath's first major break came when he was invited to compose and perform on the soundtrack of a highly successful film, Duet.
In 1994, Gopalnath became the first South Indian classical musician to perform in the BBC Promenade concert.
www.themix.com /performer/33970/kadri-gopalnath   (277 words)

  
 IFAA
A native of Dakshina Kannada, Kadri was born in 1950 to Thaniappa and Gangamma.
Music was a part of his every day routine as his father was a Nagaswaram Vidwan of pane Manglore, and Kadri began training in Nagaswaram from an early age, but destiny had a different story for Kadri Gopalnath.
It took twenty years for Kadri to conquer the complex wind instrument and he was eventually crowned as " Saxophone Chakravarthy".
members.tripod.com /indianfinearts/IFAA/profiles/KadriProfile.htm   (370 words)

  
 A Curtain Raiser to the Music Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kadri Gopalnath preferred to give more preference to instrumental acrobatics in the initial stages of the concert under review.
There is no doubt about Gopalnath’s vidwath which could be easily polished to a higher degree of sheen if the artiste decides to eschew certain aspects like excessive swara bouts and sangathis in between "Karvais" just to create excitement.
Kadri Gopalnath’s fans would have certainly enjoyed this concert, which was a successful one.
www.chennaionline.com /musicseason99/Kutcheri/kadrigopalnath.asp   (388 words)

  
 Kadri Gopalnath / cdRoots
KADRI GOPALNATH is a somewhat atypical figure on the Indian classical music scene on account of his choice of instrument, the alto sax, an instrument he began playing as a child and that he has bent to the needs of the raga in a series of brilliant left-field interpretations.
In this sense we should be glad that GOPALNATH has had the courage to follow his instincts by opting for the alto sax over a typical Indian reed instrument, and the ability to reveal its previously unharnessed potentials.
KADRI GOPALNATH has the ability to bring together opposing elements with great panache, not to say a certain dash of self-irony as on his interpretation of Magudi, a simple and highly celebrated tune used by snake charmers in their shows.
www.cdroots.com /rd-kadri.html   (524 words)

  
 Kadri Gopalnath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So successful has this adaptation been that the great musician Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, the doyen of Carnatic music, has acknowledged Kadri Gopalnath as a true Carnatic music genius.
Gopalnath learnt the instrument under Gopalkrishna Iyer of Kalaniketana, Mangalore.
In Madras, Gopalnath came in contact with the mridangist T.V. Gopalkrishnan who identified the youngster's potential and tutored him.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kadri_Gopalnath   (410 words)

  
 MADRAS MUSIC MELA
Kadri Gopalnath performed in the Mylapore Fine Arts Club, on the 28th of December with Kanyakumari on the violin, Haridwaramangalam A K Palanivel (Special Tavil), B Rajasekhar on the Morsing and Sukanya Ramgopal on the Ghatam.
R Sumathi: Kadri's saxophone concert was extremely good, not to mention the accompanists, who were equally good.
T S Rajendran: The Mylapore Fine Arts Club is the only place in which Kadri Gopalnath has showed his full talents.
www.carnatica.net /mmmkadri.html   (559 words)

  
 Weekend: Ragas with a jazzy accent
The first time Lata Kumar heard saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath was on the soundtrack of a popular Indian movie called Duet.
It is traditionally performed by singers and such instruments as the vina and mridanga, but the violin, mandolin and sax are among the newer instruments that have become part of the music in the last century or two.
Gopalnath will perform with a violinist and drummer in Saturday's concert on the USF Tampa campus.
www.sptimes.com /2003/10/02/news_pf/Weekend/Ragas_with_a_jazzy_ac.shtml   (644 words)

  
 ::Devadiga.com::
From beginning to run his fingers on an unknown western musical instrument to creating sensation through fusions and jugulbandhis, Dr Kadri Gopalnath has come a long way to be considered the doyen of Carnatic music, providing saxaphone a deserving place in the field of Indian Classical Music.
The unassuming Gopalnath feels that the Indian classical music and performing arts has a bright future and brushed aside the apprehensions that the onslaught of western culture is uprooting the local ethos and rich culture.
Gopalnath has a word of praise for the organisations here dedicated to the cause of Indian classical music, both Carnatic and Hindustani.
www.devadiga.com /education/index.asp?id=25   (768 words)

  
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Famed Saxophone player, Kadri Gopalnath has single-handedly brought to focus the expressive power of the instrument, in Carnatic music rendition.
Born in Panemangalore (near Mangalore) in 1950, Kadri Gopalnath's introduction to music was through his father's playing the Nadaswaram (a south Indian wind instrument).
Kadri Gopalnath was the first Carnatic musician to be invited to perform at the BBC Promenade concert in 1994 at London.
www.spiritofchennai.com /personalities/kadri_gopalnath.htm   (167 words)

  
 Kamat Research Database - Kadri Gopalnath
Shri Kadri Gopalnath hails from a village near Mangalore in Karnataka.
He has been successful in bringing out the delicate nuances of Karnataka music on saxophone, which is predominantly a western jazz instrument, by tireless application and practice.
Kadri Gopalnath also had guidance of Shri T. Gopalkrishnan, a well known Mridangam artist and a vocalist.
www.kamat.com /database/biographies/kadri_gopalnath.htm   (124 words)

  
 Kadri Gopalnath
adri Gopalnath was born in Panemangalore (near Mangalore) in
He saw the saxaphone being played in the Mysore palace and set thrilled on hearing the vibrant tone of saxophone, he decided to master it.
Gopalnath has the distinction of being the first Carnatic musician to be invited to perform in the
www.chembur.com /anecdotes/carnatic/kadri/index.htm   (364 words)

  
 Performing Arts - Asia Society
In 1975 Gopalnath went to Madras where he was tutored the saxophone by the renowned musician, T. Gopalakrishnan.
His achievement is especially laudatory, as Gopalnath had to make certain improvisations to the conventional saxophone instrument in order to play the culturally unique Carnatic music of South India.
Gopalnath has had the opportunity to participate in major festivals and presentations around the world, including the Music Halle Festival in France, the International Cervatino Festival in Mexico, the Berlin Jazz Festival, and the World Music Institute in New York.
www.asiasociety.org /arts/kinsmen-svajanam   (843 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Kadri Gopalnath felicitated   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
HONOURED: Justice N.V. Balasubramaniam with the awardees, Kadri Gopalnath and the Bombay sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, in Chennai on Monday.
CHENNAI: Saxophone exponent Kadri Gopalnath and vocalists C. Saroja and C. Lalitha (popularly known as the Bombay sisters) were felicitated by the Padma Sarangapani Cultural Academy on Monday for "igniting the spirit of Carnatic music across frontiers, languages and ideologies."
Gopalnath had masterfully integrated the saxophone, an instrument basically used in the lighter realms of Western music, into a highly classical music like Carnatic, V.V. Srivatsa, vice-president, Music Academy, said.
www.hindu.com /2006/01/03/stories/2006010314940500.htm   (312 words)

  
 Recording review: Kadri Gopalnath   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Fifty year old Kadri Gopalnath has pioneered the use of the saxophone in this music, to both critical acclaim and the loud protest of the keepers of tradition (whose forebears probably had a bit to say about the violin, too).
He has adapted the music of the nadaswaram to his chosen instrument, but he is also expanding the boundaries of the music, making the saxophone a unique rather than imitative part of a new music.
The tradition is based on change and Kadri Gopalnath is offering the saxophone as another part of the music's evolution.
www.rootsworld.com /reviews/gopalnath.html   (338 words)

  
 Review On Kadri Gopalnath - Saxophone by karthik_bangalore - MouthShut.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
to me kadri gopalnath’s music is straight out of this world.
Kadri gopalnath was influenced by this foreign instrument and through his innovative ideas adapted this foreign instrument to indian carnatic style music.
If you are a journalist, looking to use information from this website, please click here.
www.mouthshut.com /review/Kadri_Gopalnath_-_Saxophone-97027-1.html   (382 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kadri Gopalnath gets `Sangeetha Samrat' title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was addressing a gathering here after conferring the "Sangeetha Samrat" title instituted by the Sangeetha Parishat, Mangalore, on Mr.
Gopalnath did not have any background in classical music, he had adopted a western musical instrument and carved a niche for himself.
Gopalnath had made it a part of Carnatic classical music.
www.hindu.com /2004/03/29/stories/2004032909170300.htm   (135 words)

  
 Kadri Gopalnath/James Newton/P. Srinivasan | Southern Brothers
On the first piece, Gopalnath starts like a wandering spirit in the wilderness, like John the Baptist preparing the path for who is to arrive.
Newton enters, reaffirming the beauty he “sees.” Gopalnath, pleased at the affirmation, sets to push the pace, but is never hurried.
Gopalnath joins the pace, then Newton duets as if crying outloud at once.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=5828   (486 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gem Tones: Music: Kadri Gopalnath   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Gopalnath is joined hereby two percussionists andVadya Lahari's primo violinist Ms.
The players follow a style of playing the 'head' and imporvising about the theme that is common to both forms.
Here, the saxophone of Kadri Gopalnath makes these affiinities even more clear; Indian melody, when played on the sax, sounds extraordinarily familiar to the Western ear, but when paralelled by Indian classical violin, it is obviously part of the indian tradition.
www.amazon.com /Gem-Tones-Kadri-Gopalnath/dp/B00004RIW4   (706 words)

  
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This East/West collaboration features Gopalnath joined by James Newton and P. Srinivasan in a set of magical trio selections.
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