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Mandolin Srinivas Passes Away!

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World renowned Carnatic musician and a legendary Mandolin player, U. Srinivas passed away today morning after a brief period of illness - liver complications
He was admitted at the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai and passed away today at 9 30 am in the morning. He is reported to have had a liver problem.

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Very sad!

Mandolin Shrinivas was a wizard in the mandolin!

He was a child prodigy!

He was able to adapt an western instrument for playing Carnatic Music and played it with aplomb!!

May his soul rest in peace
 
praveen said:
World renowned Carnatic musician and a legendary Mandolin player, U. Srinivas passed away today morning after a brief period of illness - liver complications
He was admitted at the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai and passed away today at 9 30 am in the morning. He is reported to have had a liver problem.

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Very sad to hear that Mandolin Srinivas is no more. A great and irretrievable loss to the carnatic music world. May his soul rest in peace.
 
Very shocking news,got updated by e-vikatan just now, Very tough to accept,cannot believe my eyes,Great loss to music world and his fans,as stated he entered music field in about 6 Years of his child hood ,OMG ,Let the GREAT SOUL REST IN PEACE.
 
He was celebrated as child prodigy. He came to music world at the tender age of 7 with an instrument which was not much publicized in the Indian music world and got the acceptance for his instrument in the otherwise conservative South Indian Music Arena. It is a great loss to the music world and music lovers. May his soul rest in peace.
 
No words to Express . I listened last in Madras Sabha , seated in the stage, because of crowd < I have Listened many times, best in our Sabha at JABALPUR.

TRue There can never be another Mandolin Shrinivas His father a SIMPLE soul would not be able to reconcile . May the Almighty bring Strength to the entire family. His ever smiling Face & the turning to one side , has simply mesmarized the Audience.

Rishikesan
 
Leaving the world at such a young age. Great loss to the music world. Every time I listen to his concerts, tears well up in my eyes. RIP, Srinivas.
 
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[FONT=&quot]Beatles fame George Harrison's favourite piece of Indian music was Mandolin Ecstasy, an album recorded by U Srinivas at the age of 13. According to his son Dhani Harrison, "It was, like, my dad's favourite album of all time." "U Srinivas.. now … plays an electric five-string mandolin, he's fantastic, and beyond that I don' t know anything about him. But he's the man, " … "All the records I like are hardcore. Bob Dylan is the hardest core of the core…. U Srinivas is a hardcore dude from Madras.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A family affair[/FONT]
 
On August 20, 2008, PRI (public radio international) did an interview with Srinivas.

Back in the 1980's (while Srinivas was around 12 years of age), music producer Yusuf Ghandi understood the potential of Srinivas, and brought him to the west and put him on the same bill as Miles Davis.

Excerpts from this interview:

SHRINIVAS: A lot of people told me to just change the instrument. I had to really face a lot of criticism and everything. But once I started playing traditional and very difficult ragas then all the great musicians started accepting me.

GHANDI: If you met Shrinivas at the age of 11 or 12 he was a regular kid. He didn't think he was doing anything great. He was having a great time. For him it didn't matter. That's why when he was told that okay, 'you're going to be playing after Miles Davis' he said okay. He was just playing. He wasn't influenced by people. So it's the same thing with anyone else. If you don't get influenced by what others say and if you feel that you can do it and continue at it you're going to do it. That's how barriers are broken.

PRI: The young U Shrinivas got the attention of several musicians -- from both East and West. The late George Harrison was an early fan. U Shrinivas got to meet the former Beatle at a London venue back in 1990.

SHRINIVAS: I didn't even believe that he (Harrison) was going to be there for the concert. And in the intermission time he came backstage and he was asking me how I tuned the strings. And he was looking at my instrument suitcase where I kept all my deities; he said "oh, you are getting inspiration from those deities."

PRI: For almost four decades, those deities have been good to U Shrinivas. But he hasn't let his fame go to his head. He modestly rejects any comparisons to the likes of Ravi Shankar -- or George Harrison.

SHRINIVAS: I'm very small. They're all gods of music.

PRI: Still, it's safe to say that U Shrinivas has earned himself and the mandolin -- a place in the pantheon of Indian music.

Global Hit - U. Shrinivas | Public Radio International
 
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Very shocking and sad news. Not at all the age to leave this world.

I heard his concert soon after we landed in Sing. Chennai in 1982. He had just entered his teens - a cute little kid, appearing

much less than his real age. When I appreciated him after the concert, he thanked me with a shy smile. That lovely smile

is evergreen in my memory!

He has transformed a tiny instrument, which was just played as some sort of rhythm instrument in cine field, as the one in

which the intricate beauty of Carnatic music could be brought out so well! He reached great heights in very tender age.

Someone challenged him that he can never play ThOdi rAgam in Mandolin and within a few days he proved it wrong! Such a

dedicated artiste par excellence! He has trained many disciples well and they will sincerely follow the trend he has set.

May his soul rest in peace. :pray2:
 

It is very unfortunate. Great loss to the carnatic music world.

My condolences for the family, relatives and friends of this great musician.

May his soul rest in peace.:pray2:
 
Death leaves a heartache
No one can heal;
But Love given by the person from his wonderful music who is no more leaves a memory
No one can steal.

May his soul rest in music
 
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So shocking, really reinforces the belief, that No one gets everything in life, you are given with one hand, and taken away with the other..

a young life extinguished
 
Mandolin U Srinivas: Far too young to go

Tributes to Mandolin Srinivas:

Vocalist Gayathri was almost in tears when she posted, "I can't believe that God can be so unfair. Is it like Sankara that he was given to earth for us to enjoy his stupendous music, but taken away at the prime of his youth. Sri. U Srinivas will remain for ever my first introduction to music and the reason why I started to attend concerts. God be with the family at this hour. Biggest loss for the fraternity. Very very upset."

Director Sharada Ramanthan: "U Srinivas once told me this story in humble, retrospective disbelief - When the great MLV heard him play (he was 11 or so!), she refused to sit in front of him, because she felt the presence of her Guru (GNB) in Srinivas. Such was his mystical magic. A great musical soul has left the transit lounge...."

Renowned historian of Carnatic music vidhushies V Sriram: "Oh god! Mandolin Shrinivas! Truly those whom the gods love die young. What a loss for the world of music."

Classical pianist Anil Srinivasan: "My world just ended. Srinivas is no more"

Vocalist Nirmala Rajasekar: "Dumbstruck. Why? RIP Mandolin Wizard Shri Srinivas. You, your service to the world and your music are immortal."

Classical dancer Anita R Ratnam: "Another great loss. Mandolin U Srinivas.... The creative fires are burning out all over this planet. Genius... Simple.. Soulful… Now …no more... Planets are surely warring..."

Mandolin U Srinivas: Far too young to go
 
For Mandolin Srinivas events in his life happened very fast, be his public exposure of his prodigical talent, public accolade. awards and titles.marriage and divorce ; all these were in quick succession.Even the death has not failed to follow suit.It is really very sad such a young genius who was capable of keeping rasikas spell bound for hours has passed away leaving a big void.He, though will not be physically around, will live for ever through the recordings of his kutcheries.Pray Almighty to bless the noble soul with ever lasting peace at his lotus feet.
 
sadasivam.sridharan said:
For Mandolin Srinivas events in his life happened very fast, be his public exposure of his prodigical talent, public accolade. awards and titles.marriage and divorce ; all these were in quick succession.Even the death has not failed to follow suit.It is really very sad such a young genius who was capable of keeping rasikas spell bound for hours has passed away leaving a big void.He, though will not be physically around, will live for ever through the recordings of his kutcheries.Pray Almighty to bless the noble soul with ever lasting peace at his lotus feet.
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hi

is it really..he divorced so young?....any kids?..just curious..
 
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is it really..he divorced so young?....any kids?..just curious..
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Sir,

Srinivas married Sree, an IAS officer's daughter on 19 November, 1994 but she has been living away with their son for the last 16 years.
 
Like Violin, Mandolin is a western instrument. He has been successful in handling that instrument for Carnatic Music.

But, what is disturbing is Classical Musicians in India, especially from Carnatic Music world, who have good PR and State backing, are recognized well.

At the time of D K Pattammal's death, probably the greatest woman singer from Carnatic Music world, never referred any book or paper while singing, hailed from a very orthodox Brahmin family but bold enough to take up singing, either the President, PM or the CM of TN had any courtesy to send any condolence message.

Without PR, it is extremely difficult to survive in Carnatic Music.
 
At the time of D K Pattammal's death, probably the greatest woman singer from Carnatic Music world, never referred any book or paper while singing, hailed from a very orthodox Brahmin family but bold enough to take up singing, either the President, PM or the CM of TN had any courtesy to send any condolence message.
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When DKP passed away in 2009, the state was led by MK and he would not like his name to be associated with a TB for sure...It was only JJ who was the Leader of Opposition in TN paid tribute to DKP
 
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When DKP passed away in 2009, the state was led by MK and he would not like his name to be associated with a TB for sure...It was only JJ who was the Leader of Opposition in TN paid tribute to DKP
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MK's attitude was criticized by GNANI, the Writer, in a weekly magazine.

I have not come across any statement from JJ. No message from Delhi.

I think, The Hindu also covered the news in the second page, while the death news of Lalgudi and MSG was in the first page.
 
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