Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam Born in a family with a rich musical heritage, Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam started her training in Carnatic Music at the age of five. Her keen sense in grasping musical nuances was evident from a young age. A captivating, melodious and rich voice, good control on rhythm, diction and bhava have earned her noteworthy attention in the music field.
Appearing in her first concert at the age of twelve, Vijayalakshmy has an impressive record of performance with several concerts in India and abroad. Vijayalakshmy was invited by the KI Tropentheater, Amsterdam, for a series of programs in Belgium and Holland in Jan 2005. Vijayalakshmy was invited to present a paper on Music Communication, Raga and Tala, a bridge across- at the Sims 2004, Melbourne, Australia in July 2004. She also conducted a workshop for the students of the Victoria Academy, Wellington, New Zealand in July 2004. Vijayalakshmy presented a concert and a workshop on Carnatic music at the World Vocal Music Festival, Tampere, Finland, 2003.
She has performed widely in Delhi, Nagpur, Chennai, other cities of Tamilnadu, Andhra, Kaanataka and Kerala. In Chennai, she has given concerts for all the well-known Music institutions. She has participated in lecdems organized by music institutions in Chennai as also by the Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival Committee in Tirupati. She has participated in the Swati Tirunal Sangeetotsavam organized by the Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy in 2002. In addition she has given concerts in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Switzerland. She participated in the Asia Pacific Music Festival in New Zealand in 1992. She has conducted workshops in Carnatic Music in New Zealand, Germany and Switzerland.
With her extensive repertoire, Vijayalakshmy has presented exclusive concerts of composers like Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Syama Sastri, Swati Tirunal, Purandara Dasa, Annamacharya, Bhadrachala Ramadas, Koteeswara Iyer, Oothukadu Venkata Subbier, Arunagirinathar Tiruppugazh and Jayadeva Ashtapadis.
Vijayalakshmy is an ‘A’ grade artiste with the All India Radio. She has performed in the prestigious Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan Concerts and sings regularly over the Chennai Station of All India Radio.
After an illustrious career with All India Radio Chennai as a Programing Executive, Vijayalakshmy worked as Program Director (South) till March 2002, with the FM division of Sa Re Ga Ma India Limited, at Chennai.
Discography:
Apoorva Kriti Manjari
Kritis of Annamayya (Charsur Digital Workstation)
Raga Series – Todi (Charsur Digital Workstation)
Kshetra Sringeri (Charsur Digital Workstation)
Muruga Muruga (Rajalakshmi Audio)
Madrasil Margazhi (Rajalakshmi Audio)
Sarvanandham (Rajalakshmi Audio)
Shaktam-Shakti (Disques dom, 2004)
Nada Sukham (Saregama, 2009)
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.
