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Shanmukha Priya and Hari Priya, the renowned
musical duo, popularly known as the 'Priya Sisters' have created
impressive waves in the sphere of carnatic music in recent
years. They are much sought after artists in the contemporary
concert scenario. Born to Smt.V.Lalitha and Sri.V.V.Subba
Ram, Priya Sisters started learning Carnatic Vocal Music since
the age of five under the tutelage of their father Sri. V.V.Subba
Ram who is a post-graduate in music and himself a disciple
of Sri. Harikesanallur Vaidyalinga Bhagavatar (Son of Harikesanallur
Muthiah Bhagavatar). Later they had their advanced training
under the world-renowned duo Kalaimamanis Radha & Jayalakshmi.
Presently they are under the scholarly guidance of Prof.T.R.Subramaniam.
Priya sisters gave their first performance in 1990 in the
'Spirit of Freedom Concerts' at New Delhi.
Busy artists in the national and international circuits,
Priya Sisters have traveled widely for concerts in India and
abroad, touring countries like U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Mauritius
etc. They have performed in a number of prestigious festivals
such as the spirit of unity concerts, Duo festival, Festival
of Hyderabad, World Tamil conference etc. They were one of
the chosen few to have been invited to perform in the 69th
and 70th Birthday celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Satya Sai Baba
at Puttaparti. They also had the privilege of performing at
the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi in the presence of the Former
President of India, Sri.R.Venkataraman.
Priya sisters have twice been the recipients of the 'Best
Female Vocalists' awards of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha and the
Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai. They have also received
the M.L.V. memorial award. They have been conferred the titles
'Sangeeta Sarada' and 'Gayani Sironmani'. Shanmukha Priya
and Hari Priya have received the prestigious 'Ugadi Purashkar
2000' from the Madras Telugu Academy for their meteoric rise
in the Carnatic Music World. Many well known recording companies
have released a number of audio cassettes and compact discs
of Priya Sisters. Their albums like 'In Harmony', Bhadrachala
Ramdas Kritis, Gaanam, Serene Moments, Annamayya Lahari, Giridhara
Gopala, Devi Kritis to name a few are in great demand among
the listeners. They have also recorded a CD at Portland U.S.A.
Their art form is characteristic of the G.N.B. style, with
their sruti aligned, attractive, briga-oriented voices lending
them ready support to leave an enduring impression on the
listener.
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