CARNATIC INSTRUMENTAL | KUNNAKUDI VAIDYANATHAN | VALAYAPATHI | VIOLIN | THAVIL | JUKEBOX

Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was born to Sri Ramaswamy Sastri and Smt. Meenakshi at Kunnakudi, a temple town of Lord Murugan in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
His father was a scholar in Sanskrit and Tamil, and a composer and exponent of Carnatic Music and Kathakalakshepam. Vaidyanathan started learning South Indian Classical Music from his father at a very young age.
The violin was his forte. Known for the dexterity and subtlety in handling the violin, he catered not only to the music scholar but also to the layman. His play reflected his own different moods and the demands of his audience with whom he established and enjoyed a good rapport. He dwelled with ease and competence in the high as well as the low octaves.
At the age of 12, he accompanied great stalwarts like Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Maharajapuram Santhanam in concerts. He also performed with Nadaswaram vidwans like T.N.Rajarathinam Pillai and Thiruvenkadu Subramania Pillai.
He stopped accompanying vocal artistes in 1976 to concentrate more on solo concerts. He was famous for his fingering techniques on the violin. His interest in new attempts and innovations led him to work with veteran thavil vidwan Valayapatti Subramanian. They performed over 3,000 shows together. Vaidyanathan had deep faith in the therapeutic merits of music.
He was awarded the prestigious "Padma Shri" title by the Indian government, Kalaimamani award, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1993, and the Karnataka Isaignani award. He has also won Best Music Director awards for his background scores for films. He received the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani award given by "The Indian Fine Arts Society" in 1996.

Tracks List:
1. Gnana Vinayagane 00:00
2. Kanaka Sapapathiku 08:27
3. Idathu Paadam 12:13
4. Yochana 16:12
5. Enna Thavam 19:29
6. Paarukkulley 25:37
7. Thaye Yesoda 29:41
8. Thunbamnergaiyil 48:17
9. Kavadi Sindhu 52:25
10. Thirupugazh 57:54

==Track Details==
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Track - Gnana Vinayagane
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Kanaka Sapapathiku
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Idathu Paadam
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Yochana
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Enna Thavam
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Paarukkulley
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Subramaniya Bharathiyaar
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Thaye Yesoda
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Thunbamnergaiyil
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Kavadi Sindhu
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Track - Thirupugazh
Artist - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti
Lyric - Traditional
Composer - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & Valayapatti

Label - VANI
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