1. Mani Krishnaswami, was a Carnatic music vocalist of Tamil Nadu, India.
11 Facts About Mani Krishnaswami
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When Mani was six years of age, her mother Maragathavalli taught her to play violin.
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Mani Krishnaswami's first mentor in Carnatic music was a family musician friend named Gopaalachaari.
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Mani Krishnaswami learned more than 500 songs while still a child.
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Mani Krishnaswami has the distinction of learning Carnatic music from five giants in the field, who were recipients of the coveted Sangeetha Kalanidhi award.
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Mani Krishnaswami was a key figure in popularizing the works of Musiri Subramania Iyer.
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Mani Krishnaswami was chosen by the government of India, and she performed music concerts in the Festival of India held in the then Soviet Union and in Germany.
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Mani Krishnaswami has rendered numerous music concerts both within India and in many other countries.
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Mani Krishnaswami was a visiting faculty at San Francisco University for a short period.
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Mani Krishnaswami rendered Desikar's Achuta Satakam in the ancient Prakrit language and set it to music.
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Mani Krishnaswami died on Friday, July 12,2002, at the age of 72 due to cardiac arrest.