Artist Profiles: Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth

Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth

Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth started learning Carnatic music from her mother Smt. Rathna Srikantiah from the age of five. She then learned violin under Late Sri R.R Keshavamurthy the legendary seven stringed violinist. She gave her first performance at the age of nine. She is an all rounder who has given numerous Carnatic solo concerts jugalbandhi concerts jazz – fusion concerts apart from accompanying most of the stalwarts in Carnatic Music. Her violin playing has a nice blend of bhava [musical expression and emotion] & technique. She has been featured in all major festivals in India globally. She has received many awards & titles at National & International levels.

She is also an accomplished western classical violinist too. Jyotsna has played violin for nearly 2 commercial Indian films. She has composed music for teleserials dance ballets & albums.

She is a medical doctor a post graduate in Pathology. She is now into music completely & is presently based in London. Her workshops on Indian/Western violin techniques & Indian/Western Music – comparisons have been well received.

She has a fusion band of her own which performs contemporary Indian music. In her release with Times Music called Fusion Dreams she played violin in eight different styles.

Discography:

Life (Earthnbeat, 2007)
Fusion Dreams (2008)
Insight (Fountain Music, 2008)
Alaiapayudhe (2010)
Carnatic Jazz (Swathi Sanskriti, 2011)
Chants for Children (Theme Musik, 2011)
Carnatic Lounge (Times Music, 2011)
Call of Bangalore (Riverboat, 2013)

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.

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