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G. N. Balasubramaniam (Tamil: ஜி.என்.பாலசுப்பிரமணியம்) (6 Jan 1910 -- 1 May 1965),
Gudalur Narayanaswamy Balasubramaniam (G N Balasubramaniam )
(6 Jan 1910 – 1 May 1965), popularly known as GNB, was a vocalist in the Carnatic tradition
Fondly remembered with respects on his punyathithi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgEpgmEitOs
G. N. Balasubramaniam (Tamil: ஜி.என்.பாலசுப்பிரமணியம்) (6 Jan 1910 -- 1 May 1965), popularly known as GNB, was a vocalist in the Carnatic tradition. He innovated the art through emphasis on laya control & reducing the gamakas which eventually made Carnatic music appeal to the lay and the learned alik
Balasubramanian was born in Gudalur, a small village near Mayavaram in Tanjore, India. He was the son of G. V. Narayanaswamy Iyer and Visalam Ammal. His father was a keen student of music. He completed his B.A.(Hons) in English Literature at the prestigious Christian College, Chennai, and took up a short music course at Annamalai University. he joined the diploma course in music under Madras University in the first batch and Sri Tiger Varadachariar was the Principal .
He acted in films, including Bhama Vijayam ( Sathi Anusuya),Sakunthala (Udayanan Vasavadatta (with Vasundhara Devi, mother of Vijayanthimala),and Rukmangada. In "Sakunthalai", he appeared as Dushyantha, alongside the vocalist M.S. Subbulakshmi. He was also the first major Carnatic musician to moot the idea of Indian music as a single entity rather than separating it into Hindustani & Carnatic systems.
GNB also composed kritis and invented new ragas. He taught a number of students during his active years. Most famous among them are M. L. Vasanthakumari, Radha Jayalakshmi, Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman, Trichur V. Ramachandran, GNB worked as the Deputy Chief Producer of Carnatic Music, in A.I.R Chennai for a number of years. His health deteriorated and worsened by an episode of a major stroke in the late 1950s. He died on 1 May 1965.
Song Details
1. Swaminatha Paripalaya
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Muthuswamy Dikshitar
2. Kalala Nerchina
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Thyagaraja
3.Marukelara O Raghava
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Thyagaraja
4. Brochevarevarura
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Mysore Vasudevachar
Source:Indhira Jayaram Rao
Gudalur Narayanaswamy Balasubramaniam (G N Balasubramaniam )
(6 Jan 1910 – 1 May 1965), popularly known as GNB, was a vocalist in the Carnatic tradition
Fondly remembered with respects on his punyathithi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgEpgmEitOs
G. N. Balasubramaniam (Tamil: ஜி.என்.பாலசுப்பிரமணியம்) (6 Jan 1910 -- 1 May 1965), popularly known as GNB, was a vocalist in the Carnatic tradition. He innovated the art through emphasis on laya control & reducing the gamakas which eventually made Carnatic music appeal to the lay and the learned alik
Balasubramanian was born in Gudalur, a small village near Mayavaram in Tanjore, India. He was the son of G. V. Narayanaswamy Iyer and Visalam Ammal. His father was a keen student of music. He completed his B.A.(Hons) in English Literature at the prestigious Christian College, Chennai, and took up a short music course at Annamalai University. he joined the diploma course in music under Madras University in the first batch and Sri Tiger Varadachariar was the Principal .
He acted in films, including Bhama Vijayam ( Sathi Anusuya),Sakunthala (Udayanan Vasavadatta (with Vasundhara Devi, mother of Vijayanthimala),and Rukmangada. In "Sakunthalai", he appeared as Dushyantha, alongside the vocalist M.S. Subbulakshmi. He was also the first major Carnatic musician to moot the idea of Indian music as a single entity rather than separating it into Hindustani & Carnatic systems.
GNB also composed kritis and invented new ragas. He taught a number of students during his active years. Most famous among them are M. L. Vasanthakumari, Radha Jayalakshmi, Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman, Trichur V. Ramachandran, GNB worked as the Deputy Chief Producer of Carnatic Music, in A.I.R Chennai for a number of years. His health deteriorated and worsened by an episode of a major stroke in the late 1950s. He died on 1 May 1965.
Song Details
1. Swaminatha Paripalaya
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Muthuswamy Dikshitar
2. Kalala Nerchina
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Thyagaraja
3.Marukelara O Raghava
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Thyagaraja
4. Brochevarevarura
Singer - G.N Balasubramaniam
Lyricist & Composer - Mysore Vasudevachar
Source:Indhira Jayaram Rao
