Sreevidhya Chandramouli with Poovalur Sriji: South Indian Classical Music from Oregon

SPEAKER: Sreevidhya Chandramouli, Poovalur Sriji EVENT DATE: 2009/08/20 RUNNING TIME: 64 minutes DESCRIPTION: Sreevidhya Chandramouli plays the vina, a plucked Indian lute with a fret board spanning three and a half octaves. She was trained in the Karaikudi vina tradition, the only school of south Indian vina players that goes back more than ten generations. Also featured is Poovalur Sriji on the mridangam. Speaker Biography: Sreevidhya Chandramouli is a tenth generation vina player in the Karaikudi tradition of Carnatic (South Indian classical) music. She began learning this instrument at the age of four, began performing with her mother from the age of nine, and gave her first solo performance when she was sixteen. In addition to her traditional training, she received a master’s degree in music from the University of Madras. She is also an experienced vocalist and visual artist. Sreevidhya has been a regular performer on All India Radio and Indian Doordashan (TV), and has tour