Kadri Gopalnath
Kadri Gopalnath ( Kalaimamani Kadri Gopalnath ; born December 11, 1949 in Panemangalore in the Dakshina Kannada district , Karnataka ; † October 11, 2019 in Mangaluru ) was an Indian saxophonist.
Life
Gopalnath learned to play nadaswaram , a long South Indian double-reed instrument , from his father , and completed a five-year vocal course in Mangalore . After seeing a brass band in Mysore , he learned to play the saxophone with the group's saxophonist, Lakshi Narasimhaiah . From 1975 he continued his training with Gopalkrishna Iyer in Madras .
Gopalnath played classical Indian music in the Carnatic style on the saxophone , which earned him the recognition of the old master of this musical style Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer . For this he made many modifications to his instrument, the alto saxophone . The mridangam player T. V. Gopalkrishnan promoted him in Madras.
Gopalnath's breakthrough to an international career began at the 1980 Jazz Festival in Bombay , where American jazz musician John Handy spontaneously performed a live performance with him. This performance was so successful that Gopalnath was soon invited to international jazz festivals in Prague , Berlin , Mexico and Paris . He became known nationally when he was invited by the film composer AR Rahman to take part as a soloist on the soundtrack to the film Duet (1994), which was very successful in India.
In 1994 he was the first classical South Indian musician to appear at the Proms in London; he also performed at the Prague Jazz Festival and the Berlin Jazz Festival . Since 1985 he has released more than twenty albums with music that is shaped by the fusion between classical Indian music and western jazz.
In 2004 he received the Padma Shri award . Together with saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa , he played a combination of jazz and South Indian classical music in the Dakshina Ensemble around 2008 . Gopalnath died on October 11, 2019, two months before his 70th birthday.
Discographic notes
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- Sri Thyagaraja's Utsava Sampradaya Krithis on Saxophone with TNV Swamy , S. Putta Raju , V. Mani Tavil , 1985
- Saxophone Indian Style, with M. Chandrasekaran (violin), TV Gopalakrishnan (Mridangam), Oriental Records 1986
- Jugalbandi: Classical Confluence with V. Narashinhalu Wadvati , 1994
- Scintillating Sax: South Indian Classical with A. Kanyakumari , Sukanya Ramgopal , 1994
- A Tribute to Adolphe Sax with A. Kanyakumari , 1995
- Southern Brothers with James Newton , Puvalur Sirivasan , 1995
- Sax Melodies with A. Kanyakumari, EM Subrahmaniam , 1997
- Verve , 1997
- Gem Tones , 1997
- A Sojourn , 2000
- Bhaja Govindam , 2004
- Gajavadana Beduve , 2004
- Ganapathim Bhajeham with Ronu Mazumdar , 2004
- Laagi Lagan, Naada Inbame with Ronu Mazumdar, 2004
- Nannu Palimpa , 2004
- Pesum Deivam Murugan with Alapana Banerjee , 2004
- Raga Sudha Rasa , 2004
- Saarasa Suvadana , 2004
- Samaja Varagamana , 2004
- Vanchathonu , 2004
- Captivating Sounds of Sax and Thavil with AK Palanivel , 2006
- Saxophone , 2007
- Kinsmen , with Rudresh Mahanthappa , 2008
Web links
- Kadri Gopalnath at Allmusic (English)
- Kadri Gopalnath at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saxophone wizard Kadri Gopalnath dies at 69
- ^ Bringing Carnatic music to mainstream Tamil cinema, the K Balachander way. Internet Movie Database , accessed October 11, 2019 .
- ^ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, accessed October 11, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gopalnath, Kadri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gopalnath, Kalaimamani Kadri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Panemangalore , Karnataka |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 2019 |
| Place of death | Mangalore |