December Season 2002 [Live]

1. Gnana Vinayakane

2. Kamakshi

3. Kamalaptakula

4. Gnanamo Saga Rada

5. Ragam Tanam Pallavi - Kalyana Vasantam

6. Ragam Tanam Pallavi - Kalyana Vasantam - Contd.

7. Chinanchiru Kiliye

8. Krishna Ne Begane

9. Kurai Ondrum Illai

10. Bhramam Okate Para

11. Guruvayur Appane Appan

12. Magudi - Traditional Folk

13. Venkatachala Nilayam

14. Bagyada Lakshmi Barramma

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Kadri Gopalnath was born in Panemangalore, in Dakshina Kannada district (Karnataka, South India) in 1950. He acquired a taste for music from his father, Thaniappa who was a nagaswaram vidwan. Young Gopalnath once saw the saxophone being played in the Mysore palace band set. Ofcourse, the band set was playing a western tune. Thrilled on hearing the vibrant tone of the saxophone, Gopalnath decided to master it. It took him nearly 20 years for him to conquer the complex western wind instrument and he was eventually crowned as the "Saxophone Chakravarthy". His achievement is especially laudatory, as Gopalnath had to make certain improvisations to the conventional Saxophone instrument in order to play Carnatic music. So perfect has this adaptation been that no less a musician than Shemmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, the doyen of Indian Music, has acknowledged Kadri Gopalnath has a true Carnatic music genius.

Gopalnath learnt playing Carnatic music on the saxophone under Gopalkrishna Iyer of Kalaniketana, Mangalore. His dedication and tireless efforts enabled him to imbibe all the nuances of Carnatic music and the sax. In Madras, Gopalnath came in contact with the versatile mridangist T.V. Gopalkrishnan who identified the youngster’s potential and chiseled him into an internationally famed artist. Gopalnath humbly acknowledges the fact that it is the blessings of his gurus that is responsible for his success.

His maiden performance was for the Chembai Memorial Trust. It was a roaring success. 1980: Jazz festival, Bombay was a turning point for Gopalnath. At the festival was present John Handy, a famous Jazz musician from California. Hearing Gopalnath play, Handy asked if he could go on stage and perform alongside with him. So good did the two artist synchronize on stage, Handy in the Jazz style and Gopalnath in the Carnatic style, that it became an instant hit with the audience. And thus was born, fusion music on the Saxophone! Gopalnath has participated in the Jazz Festival in Prague, Berlin Jazz Festival, International Cervantino Festival in Mexico, Music Halle Festival in Paris, the BBC Promenade concert in 1994 at London and has toured extensively all over the world, performing in all prestigious music venues in India and abroad.

His sweet and charming personality has won him friends from all over. A strict disciplinarian, Gopalnath practices breath control yoga and plays the saxophone for about 8 hours every day. Happily married to Sarojini, the couple has two sons and a daughter. He has cut many albums and has recorded a number of cassettes and CDs. His latest called ' East-West' is an audio-video presentation that, as the title suggets, is a fusion of western and Indian music. This album took 6 months to produce and has compositions from Saint Tyagaraja, Beethoven and the likes. Identifying his talents, noted film director, K. Balachandar used Gopalnath's services in his Tamil film 'Duet', which put Gopalnath on a new pedestal. Titles and honors have come his way, the most cherished being the asthana vidwan of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and the Shringerei Sharada Peetam. Madras Music Academy chose him for the "Best instrumentalist of the season" award, a rare distinction indeed!

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