Composers & Musicians Page

This page is under construction and will be continuously evolving. The list is not at all exhaustive. It is our wish that, as a tribute to the royal composer, links on all composers and musicians are provided in this site (very much like what the king did in his time, attracting artists from Lahore, Tanjore, Maharashtra and so many places all over India). Visitors are welcome to contribute content. Our dream is to provide free MP3 downloads for all composers. Currently, you will see this for a few composers/musicians.

Kerala Composers Group-I(Links with MP3 available indicated as such)
Kerala Composers Group II(Info not available -- visitors welcome to contribute)
Kerala Composers Group III Contemporary Composers
Non-Kerala Composers (All categories)
Carnatic Artists - Various - List not exhaustive

Kerala Composers Group-I(Links with MP3 available indicated as such)

Irayimman Thampi(1782-1856) MP3
K. C. Kesava Pillai (1868-1913) MP3
Kerala Varma of Kottayam(1645-1696) MP3
Kilimanoor Raja RajaVarma Koithampuran (1812-1845) poet/composer
Kunchan Nambiar (1705-1770) Poet MP3
Kutty Kunji Thankachi (1820-1904) MP3
M. D. Ramanathan (1923-1984)
Mahakavi Kuttamath (1880-1942) MP3
Mosha Valsalam Shasthriyaar (1847-1916)
Neelakanta Sivan(1839-1900) MP3
Palakkad Parameshwara Bhagavathar (1815-1892) MP3 
Rugmini Bhai (Swathi's sister)
Shadkala Govindamarar(1798-1841) 
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1813-1846) MP3
T. Lakshmanan Pillai (1864-1950) MP3

Kerala Composers Group II
(Info not available -- visitors welcome to contribute)

Aaalathoor Venkatesa Ayyar
Dr.S. Venkatasubramonya Iyer
K.S. Narayana Swami(1916-2001)
K.V. Manalikkara
Kilimanoor Madhavawarrier
Kochi Manavikraman Ettan Thampuran(1845-1915)
Kodungalloor Kunjikuttan Thampuran (1866-1903)
Mithran Namboodirippad
Muckavaikkal Krishna Maraar
Mukkola Maarar Chembai Narayana Bhagavathar
Nagercovil Kalyanikutty Ammachi(1839-1909)
Palakkad K.V. Narayana Swamy
Pazhedattu Sankaran Namboodhiri
Prof. R. Srinivasan
Puthucode Krishnamoorthy
Rani Lakshmi Bhai (1848-1901)
Sherthalai Gopalan Nair
Thiruvananthapuram Ksheerabdhi Sasthri
Veera Kerala varma (1645-1696)
Velutthery Kesavan Asan

Kerala Composers Group III Contemporary Composers

Dr. Omanakutty
G. Harisundar *MP3
M. Jayachandran
Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma
T.V. Gopalakrishnan
Tulaseevanam(1939-)*MP3
Trivandrum Baby
Keerikkad Gopala Pilla*MP3
Lalitha Dasar*MP3

Non-Kerala Composers (All categories)

Ambujam Krishna
Annammacharya
Arunachalakavirayar (1711-1778)
Arunagirinathar (15th Century)
Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna
Bhadrachalam Ramdas (17 century)
Chinniah Pillai (b1802)
Dr. Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar
G.N. Balasubramaniyam(GNB)
Gopalakrishna Bharathi (1810-1896)
Jayachamaraja Wodaiyar
Kalyani Varadarajan
Kanakadasa
Kandrakudi Krishna Iyer(1816-1889)
Krishnammacharyalu, M. C.
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Maha Vydyanatha Iyer (1844-1893)
M.M. Dandapani Desikar
Muthuswamy Deekshithar (1776-1835)
Mysore Vasudevachar
Narayana Theerthar (17 century)
Neelakanta Sivan(1839-1900)
Oothukkad Venkata Subramaniya Iyer
Papnasam Sivan
Pallavi Sesha Iyer ( 1846- 1908)
Pattanam Subramaniya Iyer (1845- 1902)
Ponnaiyya Bhavagavathar
Purandaradasa (1484-1564)
Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan
Shyama Shastri ( 1762-1827)
Sivanandam (b1808)
Subba Raya Shastri (1803-1862)
Thygaraja (1767-1847)
Vadivelu (1810-1845)

Carnatic Artists - Various - List not exhaustive
Ariyakkudi Ramanujam
Arundhathi Dr B.
Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma
B. Sasikumar (Violinist)
Bombay Jayasree
Chandrasekharan M. (Violin)
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
D.K. Pattammal
D.K.Jayaraman
G.N. Balasubramaniyam(GNB)
Dr. Omanakutty
K.J. Jesudas
K.S.Chitra
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (Violin)
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna
M L Vasanthakumari
Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna
M. Jayachandran
M.D.Ramanathan MP3
M.S. Gopalakrishnan (Violin)
M.S. Subbalakshmi
Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Neyveli Santhana Gopalan
Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran
Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Palai C.K. Ramachandran
Palakkad K.V. Narayana Swamy
Parassala Ponnammal
R. K. Sreekantan
S. Ramanathan
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
T.K. Govindarao
T.N. Krishnan
T.V. Sankaranarayanan
T.V. Gopalakrishnan
Trivandrum Krishnakumar
Mrs Binni Krishnakumar (b 1974)
U Srinivas (Mandolin)
Renganatha Sharma
Unnikrishnan


 
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