Varijashree Venugopal, born in Bangalore, India on 6 March 1991, is an Indian singer and flautist.[1]
Varijashree Venugopal | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Varijashree Venugopal |
| Born | 6 March 1991 Bangalore, India |
| Occupations | Singer, Flautist |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Early life
editVarijashree was born to an Indian Brahmin family of HS Venugopal and TV Rama both accomplished musicians. She was found to have the rare ability to identify about 40 ragas [citation needed]at the tender age of one and a half and about 200 ragas at the age of 4.[citation needed] She was initially trained by her father. Varijashree began undergoing formal training in Carnatic music under Vidhushi H. Geetha at the age of 4. She has also been learning a few rare compositions from Vidhushi Vasantha Srinivasan and Vidwan D.S. Srivatsa. At present she has been learning higher music lessons under the tutelage of Gaanakalanidhi Vidwan Salem P. Sundaresan. She has also been undergoing flute training under her father Vid. H. S. Venugopal from the past twelve years. She gave her first rendering at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja at the age of seven.[1][2][3]
Varijashree is part of the Bangalore fusion band "Chakrafonics" along with musicians Praveen D Rao, Ajay Warrier and Pramath Kiran.[4] Chakrafonics is famous for its unique blend of traditional classical music with other genres of music.[5]
Awards
edit- In 2024 she received her first Grammy Nomination in the Best Global Music Performance category for “A Rock Somewhere,” by Jacob Collier[6][7]
Albums
editVarijashree has music albums ‘Arpana’ and ‘Upasana’, and the recently released ‘Mela raga malika’, ‘Bidiru’ and ‘Kaayo enna gopala’ to her credit. She has scored music for the documentary films like ‘Ashtaavadhaana’ directed by Vid. Shataavadhani Dr.R.Ganesh, short films 'Chiguru' and 'Little Treasures' directed by Sri Karthik and Sri Vivek Aaraga.[8] She is featured in several tracks on "Sensurround", the third album of the Italian group "Trio Bobo", a side of the Italian progressive group Elio e le storie tese.
References
edit- ^ a b "Witness the Chakrafonics live in concert - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 February 2015.
- ^ Vasanth, Kusumitha (26 June 2024). "Varijashree Venugopal ties the threads of global music to weave 'Vari,' a refreshing album |". theindianmusicdiaries.com. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Music was the first language I knew: Varijashree Venugopal". The Times of India. 26 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Krautrock meets Indian classical music in Ragawerk's self-titled album — review". www.ft.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Bengaluru to witness a virtual concert by Chakrafonics". The Times of India. 9 May 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Atkinson, Katie (8 November 2024). "Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Gowda, Dese (11 November 2024). "'A pat on the back for independent artistes', says Varijashree Venugopal on her Grammy nomination". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Soothing classical music". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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