A young artiste, this is what I found about him at youtube:
"Sampagodu S Vighnaraja was born to Smt Nagalakshmi and Sri Suryanarayana Bhat, and learnt music from his father;
brought up in Sringeri, Karnataka, India - is based in Malaysia."
Watch this amazing Natakurinji varnam, sung in 6 speeds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHQXi02UPY
Would be interested in knowing more about this vidwan.
Sampagodu S Vighnaraja
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Ganamurthy.S
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Re: Sampagodu S Vighnaraja
Vighnaraja, a Carnatic classical Vocalist started his early tutelage when he was 5 years old under his thapasvi father and later when he was 14 had a short stint of 2 years of training from Vid Sri D N Subramanya Bhat, one of his father’s disciples. and again continued his training from his father himself.
Vighnaraja,in addition to his regular practice, under the guidance of his father adopted an unique method of sadhana for a period of 96 days i.e.,two mandalas of 48 days,from Jan to April 2005 practicing Simhendramadhyama raga observing total mounam.Earlier he had completed one mandala each for raga Thodi and Mayamalavagoula.
Vighnaraja is gifted with a beautiful voice which can produce brilliant and effortless akaaraas, bhirkas and gamakas and also known for his speed variations with perfect clarity of diction.
He has given number of concerts in both vocal and flute in many parts of India and also abroad namely Australia, Singapore, Malaysia , Newzealand ,Taiwan, USA.
He has always been accompanied by artists of great repute namely Sri Mannargudi Eshwaran, Sri Patri Satish Kumar , Sri K V Prasad , Sri Trichy Harikumar, Sri Arjun Kumar, Sri J Vaidyanathan Sri Neyveli Venkatesh, sri S Varadarajan, Dr Jyothsna Srikanth, kum.Akkarai Subbulakshmi, Sri H K Venkatram, Sri H K Narasimha murthy, Sri Mysore V Srikanth, Sri H N Bhaskar, Sri A V Anand, Sri Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma and many others.
Vighnaraja is a self taught flautist and a self taught slide guitarist.
Vighnaraja worked at The Temple of Fine Arts , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as “Head of The Instrument section” for six years till dec’12.
‘The All India Radio’ graded artist Vighnaraja has won the 8th Annual BOH Cameronian Arts awards for 2009 in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia for Best vocal solo performance.
He has also received the title “SHATKAALA KALAA GAANA PRATHIBHA MANI” by Shree Rama centre of performing arts (R) Bangalore on the 18th of February 2012.
Aryabhata international award for 2012.
He is relocated to Bangalore in December 2013.
Dont miss his concerts which is nearby your place.
Singing - "Seetamma Mayamma" in a live concert in Bangalore with Violin - Sri Matthur Shrinidhi, Mridangam - Sri Anoor Ananthakrishna sharma, Ghatam - Smt Sukanya Ramgopal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDF_CHMCWuE
Some More Links:
Dr L Subramaniam appreciates Sampagodu S Vighnaraja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZRpG4Kp ... lYxgPeEpKA
Thanam in Hamsanandhi - Sampagodu Vighnaraja - sri S Varadarajan - violin, sri Neyveli Venkatesh - Mridangam, Sri M A Krishnamurthy - Ghatam , Sri Gopalakrishnana - Tambura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxdoi33wDBk
Kaavaavaa - Vighnaraja's live in Malaysia with sri N N Ganesh kumar on violin, sri D Rajagopal on Mridangam, sri Tamarakudi Vijaykumar on Khanjira.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMzSdU_n ... E9B4B6A6F0
Ramanee Samaanamevaru - part 1 - sri N N Ganesh kumar on violin, Sri Sai Giridhar on Mridangam, Sri M A Krishnamurthy on Ghatam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzN7n3Mr ... lYxgPeEpKA
Ramanee Samaanamevaru - part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTVvxSATa0
Kalyani Varnam in 7 speeds by Sampagodu Vighnaraja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ojYu0YmkvE
Yadhukula Kambhoji - Sampagodu Vighnaraja - kum.Akkarai subbulakshmi - violin, Sri KV Prasad - Mridangam, Sri Voikom Gopalakrishnan - Ghatam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlW0XJpqwxg
Samayamidhe - Budhamanohari - Sampagodu S Vighnaraja @ Shasthri Hall Chennai with Sri S Varadarajan -violin, Sri Patri Satish kumar - Mridangam, Sri Anirudh Atreya - khanjira
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw0NN42u8dE
Vighnaraja,in addition to his regular practice, under the guidance of his father adopted an unique method of sadhana for a period of 96 days i.e.,two mandalas of 48 days,from Jan to April 2005 practicing Simhendramadhyama raga observing total mounam.Earlier he had completed one mandala each for raga Thodi and Mayamalavagoula.
Vighnaraja is gifted with a beautiful voice which can produce brilliant and effortless akaaraas, bhirkas and gamakas and also known for his speed variations with perfect clarity of diction.
He has given number of concerts in both vocal and flute in many parts of India and also abroad namely Australia, Singapore, Malaysia , Newzealand ,Taiwan, USA.
He has always been accompanied by artists of great repute namely Sri Mannargudi Eshwaran, Sri Patri Satish Kumar , Sri K V Prasad , Sri Trichy Harikumar, Sri Arjun Kumar, Sri J Vaidyanathan Sri Neyveli Venkatesh, sri S Varadarajan, Dr Jyothsna Srikanth, kum.Akkarai Subbulakshmi, Sri H K Venkatram, Sri H K Narasimha murthy, Sri Mysore V Srikanth, Sri H N Bhaskar, Sri A V Anand, Sri Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma and many others.
Vighnaraja is a self taught flautist and a self taught slide guitarist.
Vighnaraja worked at The Temple of Fine Arts , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as “Head of The Instrument section” for six years till dec’12.
‘The All India Radio’ graded artist Vighnaraja has won the 8th Annual BOH Cameronian Arts awards for 2009 in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia for Best vocal solo performance.
He has also received the title “SHATKAALA KALAA GAANA PRATHIBHA MANI” by Shree Rama centre of performing arts (R) Bangalore on the 18th of February 2012.
Aryabhata international award for 2012.
He is relocated to Bangalore in December 2013.
Dont miss his concerts which is nearby your place.
Singing - "Seetamma Mayamma" in a live concert in Bangalore with Violin - Sri Matthur Shrinidhi, Mridangam - Sri Anoor Ananthakrishna sharma, Ghatam - Smt Sukanya Ramgopal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDF_CHMCWuE
Some More Links:
Dr L Subramaniam appreciates Sampagodu S Vighnaraja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZRpG4Kp ... lYxgPeEpKA
Thanam in Hamsanandhi - Sampagodu Vighnaraja - sri S Varadarajan - violin, sri Neyveli Venkatesh - Mridangam, Sri M A Krishnamurthy - Ghatam , Sri Gopalakrishnana - Tambura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxdoi33wDBk
Kaavaavaa - Vighnaraja's live in Malaysia with sri N N Ganesh kumar on violin, sri D Rajagopal on Mridangam, sri Tamarakudi Vijaykumar on Khanjira.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMzSdU_n ... E9B4B6A6F0
Ramanee Samaanamevaru - part 1 - sri N N Ganesh kumar on violin, Sri Sai Giridhar on Mridangam, Sri M A Krishnamurthy on Ghatam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzN7n3Mr ... lYxgPeEpKA
Ramanee Samaanamevaru - part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTVvxSATa0
Kalyani Varnam in 7 speeds by Sampagodu Vighnaraja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ojYu0YmkvE
Yadhukula Kambhoji - Sampagodu Vighnaraja - kum.Akkarai subbulakshmi - violin, Sri KV Prasad - Mridangam, Sri Voikom Gopalakrishnan - Ghatam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlW0XJpqwxg
Samayamidhe - Budhamanohari - Sampagodu S Vighnaraja @ Shasthri Hall Chennai with Sri S Varadarajan -violin, Sri Patri Satish kumar - Mridangam, Sri Anirudh Atreya - khanjira
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw0NN42u8dE
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vasanthakokilam
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Re: Sampagodu S Vighnaraja
Vighnaraja is just amazing. He sees his 6 speed nattakurinji from 2008 and raises the bar to a 7 speed kalyani while preserving the laya sowkyam. Though such prowess gets attention, he also sounds like an overall great artist.