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| Born | Mani Perundevi (1930-02-03)3 February 1930 |
| Died | 12 July 2002(2002-07-12) (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Carnatic vocalist |
Mani Krishnaswami, (also written as Mani Krishnaswamy, 3 February 1930 – 12 July 2002) was aCarnatic music vocalist ofTamil Nadu, India.
Her birth name wasMani Perundevi. Her father,Lakshmi Narasimhachari, was the secretary ofVellore Sangeetha Sabha. When Mani was six years of age, her motherMaragathavalli taught her to playviolin. Mani's husbandKrishnaswamy is an active arts promoter.[1]
Krishnaswami's first mentor in Carnatic music was a family musician friend namedGopaalachaari. Krishnaswami learned more than 500 songs while still a child.After completing secondary education, she enrolled for theSangeeta Siromani course inKalakshetra atAdayar,Chennai. AtKalakshetra she came under the influence ofdoyens likeRukmini Devi Arundale,Tiger Varadachariar andPapanasam Sivan.
She has the distinction of learning Carnatic music from five giants in the field,[peacock prose] who were also recipients of the coveted[peacock prose]Sangeetha Kalanidhi award. They are:Mysore Vasudevachar,Budaloor Krishnamurthy Shastri,[2][circular reference]Musiri Subramania Iyer,Tiger Varadachariar andPapanasam Sivan.
Mani followed theMusiri tradition. She was a key figure in popularizing the works ofMusiri Subramania Iyer.[1]
Krishnaswami was chosen by the government of India, and she performed music concerts in the Festival of India held in the thenSoviet Union (1989) and inGermany (1991). She has rendered numerous music concerts both within India and in many other countries. She was a visiting faculty at San Francisco University for a short period.
Krishnaswami was theAsthaana Vidhwan atTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
She rendered Desikar'sAchuta Satakam in the ancientPrakrit language and set it to music.
A well-known music critic,Subbudu, commended her voice as golden and mellifluous.[3]
Krishnaswami died on Friday, July 12, 2002, at the age of 72 due tocardiac arrest.[1]
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