Radha Jayalakshmi
Radha and Jayalakshmi ராதா ஜெயலட்சுமி | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1932 |
Died | Jayalakshmi - May 27, 2014 | (aged 82)
Genres | Carnatic music |
Occupation(s) | vocalist |
Radha (born 1932)
The duo was awarded the 1981 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Carnatic Music – Vocal, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama[4] Vidushi Jayalakshmi died in Chennai on 27 May 2014.[5]
Early life and training
Radha and Jayalakshmi's singing style belongs to the G. N. Balasubramaniam school, and they received their training in classical vocal music from the noted vocalist and teacher himself.[6]
Career
Jayalakshmi has rendered songs in her trained, cultured and 'ringing' sweet voice in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada movies from the late 1940s to the early 60s.
She also has a few playback singing credits from the 1970s.
In Deivam,
The singers had no longer been giving performances towards the time of Jayalakshmi's death, but instead had shifted their efforts to teaching Carnatic music and were regarded as great teachers. Shanmukhapriya and Haripriya, popularly known as the Priya Sisters, were their students.[7]
Music composers Jayalakshmi sang for
Jayalakshmi's most memorable songs date from the 50s films.
- S. Balachander
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- G. Aswathama
- M. S. Gnanamani
- Shankar–Jaikishan
- Parur S. Anantharaman
- M. D. Parthasarathy
- Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
- V. Nagayya
- G. Ramanathan
- Adepalli Rama Rao
- G. Govindarajulu Naidu
- P. Adinarayana Rao
- C. N. Pandurangan
- T. G. Lingappa
- K. V. Mahadevan
- S. V. Venkatraman
- M. S. Viswanathan
- M. K. Athmanathan
- Vedha
- R. Sudarsanam
- M. Ranga Rao
- V. Krishnamoorthy
- Meenakshi Subramanyam
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- G. K. Venkatesh
- S. Hanumantha Rao
- H. R. Pathmanaba Sastiri
- K. V. Job
- G. Devarajan
- Shankar–Ganesh
- Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Playback singers Jayalakshmi sang with
Jayalakshmi was often paired to sing with the male singers
She also sang duets with female singers, most notably with P. Leela and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi. Others are M. L. Vasanthakumari, P. A. Periyanayaki, N. L. Ganasaraswathi, A. P. Komala, T. V. Rathnam, M. S. Rajeswari, S. Janaki, K. Rani and Jikki.
The singing actors she sang with were K. R. Ramasamy and S. Varalakshmi.
Death
Jayalakshmi of the duo, died, aged 82, in Chennai on 26 May 2014.[8]
Filmography
References
- ^ "Radha Jayalakshmi". Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Carnatic singer dead in Chennai". The Hindu. 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Sisters in song". The Hindu. 30 January 2010.
- ^ "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Vidushi Jayalakshmi is no more". 27 May 2014.
- ^ "GNB, the good friend". The Hindu. 23 May 2003. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "We owe it to Radha-Jayalakshmi". The Hindu. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Carnatic singer dead in Chennai". The Hindu. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
External links
- Radha Jayalakshmi at last.fm
- Radha Jayalakshmi songs Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Reliving Beautiful Moments with Vidushis Radha Jayalakshmi, 1962 on Friday, April 27, 2012