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    Sree Garimella Balakrishna Prasad

    Background information

    Born November 9, 1948 Rajamundry, India

    Genres Carnatic music

    Occupations Classical singer and composer

    Instruments Tambura

    Years active 1970- present

    Website http://www.facebook.com/gbkprasad/,

    http://sites.google.com/site/gbkprasad/biodata

    Garimella Balakrishna PrasadFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (born 9

    November 1948) is an Indian classical devotional

    singer and composer.[1] He has been the Asthana

    Gayaka of the Tirumala temple at Tirupati from

    1978 to 2006.[2]

    He is regarded as a pioneer in rendering

    devotional music in classical style, especially the

    Annamacharya sankirtanas. He set the musical

    tune for more than 600 Annamacharya songs. He

    composed tunes for famous keerthanas such as

    Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnukatha,Jagadapu

    Chanavula and Pidikita Thalambralu... which

    became popular among the devotees. He sings inclassical styles like carnatic classical, light

    classical, folk and light music.

    Contents

    1 Early life and background

    2 Performing career

    3 Personal life4 Unique contributions and records

    5 Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, T.T.D

    Recordings, sung by Sri Balakrishna

    Prasad

    6 Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, Other

    than T.T.D Recordings, sung by Sri

    Balakrishna Prasad

    7 T.T.D. Publications

    8 Other publications

    9 Awards, titles and felicitations

    10 Discography

    11 References

    12 External links

    Early life and background

    Balakrishna Prasad was born in Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh to Krishnaveni and Narasimha Rao, who was a

    music teacher as well as a Vaggeyakara.[3]

    He holds a Diploma in Carnatic Music. He is 'A' grade vocal artiste of All India Radio (AIR).

    He specialised in Annamacharya songs under the tutelage of Sangita Kalanidhi, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, who

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    initiated him into the nuances of classical music. He is still closely associated with Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy in

    not only learning music, but also in composing music to Annamacharya Sankeerthanas and publishing books

    with musical notation and recording audio CD's. He also trained under Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna and

    Prof. D.Pasupathi also inculcated the finer aspects of music while he was undergoing two year scholarship

    course offered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

    Performing career

    Garimella Balakrishna Prasad joined Annamacharya Project after completing the course in 1978 as a vocal

    artiste. The project established to promote Annamacharya's music and literature, soon became the medium

    through which he was able to bring forth his musical prowess. From the inception till his retirement in 2006, he

    remained the principal exponent of Annamacharya Project.[4] He rendered remarkable services at various levels

    to raise it into a top cultural organization.

    HisNadopasana spans over four decades. Absolute faith, total commitment and the zeal for perfection are the

    hallmarks of his music. He consistently endeavours to improve his art and continues to grow as an artist.

    He presented more than 6000 vocal concerts, set tune to more than 600 Annamacharya songs, gave audiorecordings for TTD, published books with musical notations and conducted classes, teaching Annamacharya

    songs to make them more popular.

    Personal life

    Wife - G.Radha

    Elder son - G.S.Pavana Kumar, spouse - SriVidya

    Younger son - G.V.N.Anila Kumar, spouse - Swarna

    He is the nephew of playback singer S. Janaki.[5]

    Unique contributions and records

    He is the inventor of "Sankeerthana Yagnam", a stage where a large number of songs are sung by a singer

    on a single stage, which spans for more than one day. Sankeerthana Yagnam's performed by Garimella

    Balakrishna Prasad - Visakhapatnam in the year 1997 and Vijayawada in the year 1999 with more than

    200 songs, Tirupati in the year 2001 with a record number of more than 300 songs, Hyderbad in the year

    2003 and 2007 with more than 200 songs. Some of these features are being telecast through TV

    channels like MAA TV, Bhakthi TV etc.

    He has crossed most successfully 100 number of Annamacharya sankeerthans teaching through "Hari

    Sankeerthanam", a unique feature of BHAKTHI TV (a sister concern of NTv), to common folk. It is

    mentionable that his second son Sri GVN Anila Kumar has participated as student in this feature and

    thousands of music lovers are benefited by learning directly from Sri Balakrishna Prasad.

    "LAKSHA GALAARCHANA" is an extraordinary feature where in Sri Balakrishna Prasad has lead

    more than one lakh sixty thousand singers all across India on a single day, 10 May 2008, at Parade

    grounds, Secunderabad. This feature is conducted by "SILICON ANDHRA" (a U.S. based

    organization) in co-ordination with Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) State Government and Tirumala TirupatiDevasthanam (T.T.D). This feature is telecast in live simultaneously by many TV Channels in India and

    abroad.

    More than 6000 concerts by a singer with Annamacharya sankeerthanas.

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    More than 600 songs set to tune by a music composer for a lyricist.

    Tiramala Tirupati Devasthanams has honoured Sri Balakrishna Prasad with a certificate of appreciation

    and a silver dollar in the year 2006 for his extra ordinary service

    Being a Vaggeyakara he has penned sankeerthanas on lord Anjaneya "ANJANEYA KRITI MANI

    MALA" (21 kritis), on lord Ganesha (50 kritis), Navagrahas, Light music songs and on other lords. His

    own compositions are more than 1000 in number. Some of them are published as books with musicalnotations.

    Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, T.T.D Recordings, sung by Sri

    Balakrishna Prasad

    01 Annamayya Sri Venkateswara Geethamalik

    02 Desi Kavitaa Gaanam

    03 Tatva neeti Saaram

    04 Annamayya Venkatadri Vennela05 Annamayya Sankeerthana Lahari

    06 Annamayya Hari Saranagati

    07 Annamayya Ramanjaneya Lahari

    08 Annamayya Hari Sankeerthanamrutam

    09 Annamayya Haripada Makarandam

    10 Annamayya Anantaraagaalu

    11 Palukutenala Talli ( 2 volumes)

    12 Annamayya Sankeerthana Palavelli

    13 Sri Raamaanjaneyam14 Srinivasa Sruti Bhushanam

    15 Annamayya Venkatadri Nrusimhudu

    16 Annamayya Alivelumanga Vilasam

    17 Annamayya Sankeerthana Gnanayagnam

    18 Annamayya Nrusimha sankeerthanam

    19 Annamayya Sankeerthana Taarakam

    20 Annamayya Sankeerthana Prabha

    21 Annamayya Sankeerthana Brundaavanam

    22 Annamayya Sankeerthana Prasaadam

    23 Annamayya Haripada Sirulu

    24 Nrusimha pada dwani

    Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, Other than T.T.D Recordings,

    sung by Sri Balakrishna Prasad

    01 Annamayya Paarijaatalu

    02 Annamayya Sankeerthana Sudha

    03 Bhavayaami04 Annamayya sankeerthana chandrika

    05 Annamayya Pada Madhuri

    06 Annamayya Sankeerthana Pushpaalu

    07 Annamayya Sankeerthana Pushpayaagam

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    08 Tirunivaali

    09 Annamayya Pada Madhuri

    10 Srihari Vaibhavam

    11 Annamayya Sankeerthana Padanidhi

    12 Annamayya sankeerthana manihaaram

    13 Annamayya Vinnapaalu

    14 Annamayya Madhuragaanam

    15 Annamayya Venkatadri Govindudu16 Annamayya Sri Krishna Padahela

    17 Annamayya Sankeerthana Vedanaadam

    18 Annamayya Aanjaneya Sruti Sanjeevani

    19 Annamayya Sankeerthana Saamagaanam

    20 Annamayya Sankeerthana Pranavam

    21 Annamayya Pada Singaaram

    22 Annamayya Srinidhi Sankeerthanam

    23 Annamayya Alamelmanga Vaibhavam

    25 Krishnaarpana26 Annamayya Paatalu

    27 Annamayya Vishnu Gaanam

    28 Annamayya Sankeerthana Sarada

    29 Annamayya Sankeerthana Sanjeevani

    30 Flowers at his feet

    31 Annamayya Sankeerthana Bharati

    32 Sapthagiri sankeerthanalu

    33 Hari Siripadahele

    34 Annamayya Achyta Saranu35 Annamayya Pada ratnaalu

    36 Annmayya Nrusimha Sankeertanam

    T.T.D. Publications

    His tunes for Annamayya sankeerthana's has been published by TTD.

    1993 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Swara Samputi (Telugu)

    1997 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Manjari (Tamil)

    1999 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Sankeerthanam (Telugu)

    2000 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Saurabham (Telugu)

    2001 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Ratnavali (Telugu)

    2001 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Swaravali (Tamil)

    2003 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Praathamiki (Telugu)

    2004 - Annamacharya Sankeerthana Mahati (Telugu)

    Other publications

    KRISHNA RAVALI (2 Volumes) (Telugu)

    ANAJANEYA KRITI MANI MAALA (Telugu)

    ANNAMAYYA SANKEERTHANA SANJEEVANI (Telugu)

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    Awards, titles and felicitations

    ANNAMAYYA SANKEERTHANA MAHATI, in the year 2001, by T.T.D (on the successful

    completion of SANKEERTHANA YAGNMAN) at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

    ANNAMAYYA NAADA JYOTHI, in 1997, California, U.S.A., by SVASA (Sri Venkateswara

    Annamacharya Society of America)

    SRI ANNAMACHARYA VIDWANMANI, in 1997, California, U.S.A., by SAPNA (Sri

    Annamacharya Project of North America)

    GANAKALA VISAARADA, in 1999, by Cultural wing of State Bank of India, Labbipet, Vijayawada,

    Andhra Pradesh.

    ANNAMAYYA NAADA SUDHA SAMRAT, in 2003, by Annamayya sankeertaamruta varshini,

    Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

    ENCHANTING SINGER, in 2001 by Delhi Telugu Academy.

    MASTER M.N. AWARD, in 1998, "World Teachers Trust", an International Organization,

    Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

    SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE, in 2000, "Academy of Fine Arts", Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

    Uttama Purusha, in 2000, Andhra Samskrithika Samithi, Hosuru, Tamil Nadu.GURU Sishya Puraskam, in 1998, by "Raaga Saptha Swara", Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

    Ghantasala Laitha Sangeetha Puraskaram, in 2005, by Sri Ghantasala Sangeetha Samsmarana

    Kalapeetham, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

    Harikeerthanacharya, 2006, by State Bank of India, Governorpet, Vijayawada.

    Honoured with Kanakaabhishekam in 2007, during Sankeerthana Yagnam by State Bank of India,

    Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

    Nandaki Shrignadha Gandharva, in 2006, by Panchaasya Sudharnavam, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

    Honoured with Suvarna Simha Thallatam, in 2007 by Bhuvaneswara Narayana Peetham, Hyderabad,

    Andhra Pradesh.Lakshagalarchana Saarathi, in 2009, by Surya Peetham, Garividi, Andhra Pradesh.

    Discography

    Annamaacharya Kirtanas

    References

    1. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/30/stories/2004103003340500.htm2. ^ http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/andhra-music-festival-in-city/303845/

    3. ^ http://www.primetimeprism.com/interviews/balakrishnaprasad.html

    4. ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/07/20/stories/2007072050850200.htm

    5. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/04/stories/2006090406160200.htm

    External links

    Carnatic India (http://www.carnaticindia.com/Balakrishna_Prasad.html)

    The Hindu, October 24, 2008 (http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/10/24/stories/2008102450160300.htm)

    Dear Sir, Thank you very much for singing and distributing the songs. Listening your songs is one of my daily

    routines. I like all your albums. As Suresh said, there is no contact information of you anywhere. Not even in

    your web page. -- Thank you Ravi

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    SriG.BalakrishnaPrasad

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    Music is the essence of

    life. It is one of the

    principal means to attain

    salvation. According to

    Saint Thyagaraja, God is

    Nada Swarupa, the

    embodiment of music.

    Hence, a true exponent of

    music belongs to that rareclass of people who make

    our existence more sublime

    and joyful.

    Sri Garimella Balakrishna

    Prasad belongs to those

    chosen few who have

    made music a way of life.

    He feels the passion, the

    agony and the joy of our

    music like an expert

    magician who mesmerises

    the viewers with his wand.

    He spellbinds the listeners

    with his sonorous music.

    He made his life fruitful and

    eventful through

    Nadopasana which spanned

    for over four decades.

    Absolute faith, total

    commitment and the zealfor perfection are the

    hallarks of his music. He

    consistently endeavours to

    improve his art and it is not

    surprising to note that he

    continues to grow as an

    artist and one feels

    freshness and an enduring

    charm every time one

    listens to his concert.

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    SriG.BalakrishnaPrasad

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    T i t le /

    Fel ic i ta t ion

    Y e ar De tails

    Annamacharya

    Sankeerthana

    Mahathi

    2001 Awarded by T.T.D

    and Academy of

    Fine Ar ts during

    Sankeerthana

    Yagnam

    Annamay y a Naada

    Jyothi

    1 997 Awarded by

    SVASA, California,

    USA dur ing US

    Tour

    Sri Annamachary a

    Vidwanmani

    1 997 Awarded by

    SAPNA, Chicago,

    USA dur ing US

    Tour

    Ganakalaa

    Visarada

    1 999 Awarded by

    Cultur al Wing, SBI,

    Vijay awada during

    Sankeerthana

    Yagnam

    Annamayya

    Naadasudha

    Samrat

    2003 Awarded during

    Hyderabad

    Sankeerthana

    Yagnam

    Harikeerthanaacha

    ry a

    2006 Aw arded by Local

    Implementation

    Comm ittee, Main

    Branch SBI

    Kanakaabhishekam

    1 997 Felicitated by

    Governorpet

    Bran ch SBI,

    Vijayawada

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    Suvarna Simha

    Thalaatam

    2007 Felicitated by Sri

    Bhuvaneshwara

    Narayana

    Gurupeetham,

    Vijay awada during

    Sankeerthana

    Yagnam

    Ugadi Pur askar 2007 Aw arded by Dept.of Cultural Affairs,

    Gov t. of Andhar

    Pradesh

    Uttama Purusha 2000 Aw arded by

    Hosuru An dhra

    Samskrithika

    Samith i, Hosur

    Enchanting Singer 2001 Awarded by Delhi

    Telugu Academy ,

    New Delhi

    Master M.N Awa rd 1 99 8 World Teacher's

    Tru st Internation

    Org.,

    Visakhapatnam

    Spirit Of

    Excellence

    1 999 Academy of Fine

    Arts, Tirupati

    Annamayya

    Sankeerthana

    Swara Virinchi

    2008 Awarded by Sujana

    Ranjani,

    Hyderabad

    Lakshagalarchana

    Saarathi

    2009 Awarded by Sury a

    Peetham, Garividi,

    Andhra Pradesh.

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    Sri G.BalakrishnaPrasad

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    Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, TTDRecordings, sung by Sri BalakrishnaPrasad

    01 Annamayya Sri Venkateswara Geethamalik

    02 Desi Kavitaa Gaanam

    03 Tatva neeti Saaram

    04 Annamayya Venkatadri Vennela

    05 Annamayya Lahari Sankeerthana

    06 Annamayya Saranagati Day

    07 Annamayya Lahari Ramanjaneya

    08 Annamayya Sankeerthanamrutam Day

    09 Annamayya Haripada Makarandam

    10 Annamayya Anantaraagaalu

    11 Palukutenala Talli (2 volumes)

    12 Annamayya Sankeerthana Palavelli

    13 Sri Raamaanjaneyam

    14 Srinivasa Sruti Bhushanam

    15 Annamayya Venkatadri Nrusimhudu

    16 Annamayya Alivelumanga Vilasam

    17 Annamayya Sankeerthana Gnanayagnam

    18 Annamayya Nrusimha sankeerthanam

    19 Annamayya Sankeerthana Taarakam

    20 Annamayya Sankeerthana Prabha

    21 Annamayya Sankeerthana Brundaavanam

    22 Annamayya Sankeerthana Prasaadam

    23 Annamayya Haripada Sirulu

    24 Nrusimha on dwani

    Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, PrivateRecordings, sung by Sri BalakrishnaPrasad

    01 Annamayya Paarijaatalu02 Sankeerthana Sudha Annamayya

    03 Bhavayaami

    04 Annamayya sankeerthana Chandrika

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    05 Annamayya On Madhuri

    06 Annamayya Sankeerthana Pushpaalu

    07 Annamayya Sankeerthana Pushpayaagam

    08 Tirunivaali

    09 Annamayya On Madhuri

    10 Srihari Vaibhavam

    11 Annmayya Sankeerthana Padanidhi

    12 Annamayya sankeerthana manihaaram

    13 Annamayya Vinnapaalu

    14 Annamayya Madhuragaanam

    15 Annamayya Venkatadri Govindudu

    16 Annamayya Sri Krishna Padahela

    17 Annamayya Sankeerthana Vedanaadam

    18 Annamayya Aanjaneya Sruti Sanjeevani

    19 Annamayya Sankeerthana Saamagaanam

    20 Annamayya Sankeerthana Pranavam

    21 Annmayya In Singaaram

    22 Annamayya Srinidhi Sankeerthanam

    23 Annamayya Alamelmanga Vaibhavam

    25 Krishnaarpana

    26 Annamayya Paatalu

    27 Annamayya Vishnu Gaanam

    28 Annmayya Sankeerthana Sarada

    29 Annmayya Sankeerthana Sanjeevani

    30 Flowers at his feet31 Annamayya Sankeerthana Bharati

    32 Sapthagiri sankeerthanalu

    33 Days Siripadahele

    34 Annamayya Achyta Saranu

    35 Annamayya In ratnaalu

    36 Annmayya Nrusimha Sankeertanam

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    Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (born 9 November 1948) is

    an Indian classical devotional singer and composer. He has been

    the staff singer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthams at Tirupati

    from 1978 to 2006.

    He is regarded as a pioneer in rendering devotional music in

    classical style, especially the Annamacharya sankirtanas. He

    composed music for more than 600 Annamacharya songs.

    Some popular keerthanas among them are Vinaro Bhagyamu

    Vishnukatha, Tirruveedhula merasi, Mangambudhi hanumantha,

    Jagadapu Chanuvula, Pidikedu Thalambrala etc.

    He hails from a family of musicians. Father Late Mr. Narasimha

    Rao was a Vaggeyakaara as well as qualified Mrudangam,

    Violin and Harmonium player. Mother Late. Smt. Krishna veni

    was well educated in Sanskrit and Telugu literature and was a

    good singer. Veteran Carnatic Classical Vidwan and National

    Artiste Sri. Nedunuri Krishnamurthy is the mentor of Mr. Prasad,

    who taught some advanced classical music. Sri. D. Pasupathi,

    Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna and Sri. M.S.

    Balasubramanya Sharma are other teachers of Mr. Prasad and

    who played considerable role in shaping his musical talents.

    Mr. Prasad is an A Grade artiste of Prasara Bharathi and

    Diploma holder in Classical Vocal Music. He composed nearly

    400 Carnatic Class ical Keerthanas and more than 300 light

    music songs apart from creating some new Ragaas. He

    published Sri. Anjaneya Kriti Mani Maala a collection of krithis

    on Lord Anjaneya composed by himself.

    Mr. Prasad has presented so far more than 4000 music concerts

    in India and U.S.A. He invented a unique event named

    SANKEERTHANA YAGNAM and performed so far 6 occasions

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    in different places in A.P. including Tirupati with T.T.D.s co-

    ordination where in he could present hundreds of Annamacharya

    sankeerthanas in each event. He composed music to the highest

    number (by an individual) of 600 Annamacharya Sankeerthanas

    in 125 Ragaas. Nearly 100 audio and video recordings of Mr.

    Prasad are released by various Music companies apart from

    T.T.D. He published 9 books with musical notation both in Telugu

    and Tamil for T.T.D.

    He is very popular through unique programs in Doordarshan, S.V.

    Bhakthi Channel of T.T.D, Bhakthi TV, MAA TV etc.

    "LAKSHA GALAARCHANA" is an extraordinary feature where in

    Sri Balakrishna Prasad has lead more than one lakh sixty

    thousand singers all across India on a single dias on 10 May

    2008, at Parade grounds, Secunderabad. This feature is telecast

    in live simultaneously by many TV Channels in India and abroad.

    Apart from so many titles he owned, he is honoured with golden

    Simha Talatam and Ganda Penderam.

    He is a trend setter in composing music and performing

    Annamacharya Sankeerthanas.

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    His tunes for Annamayya sankeerthana's has been published by

    TTD.

    1993 - ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA SWARA

    SAMPUTI (Telugu)

    1997 - ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA MANJARI

    (Tamil)

    1999 - ANNAMACHARYA NRUSIMHA SANKEERTHANAM

    (Telugu)

    2000 - ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA SAURABHAM

    (Telugu)

    2001 - ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA RATNAVALI

    (Telugu)

    2001 - ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA SWARAVALI

    (Tamil)

    2003 - ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA

    PRAATHAMIKA (Telugu)

    2004 - ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA MAHATI

    (Telugu)

    Other Publications

    KRISHNA RAVALI (2 Volumes) (Telugu)

    ANAJANEYA KRITI MANI MAALA (Telugu)ANNAMAYYA SANKEERTHANA SANJEEVANI (Telugu)

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    The Hinduhttp://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2008/07 /04/stories/200807 0451 31 0200.htm

    http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/04/stories/2006090406160200.htm

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    http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2008/05/16/stories/2008051650590300.htm

    Times o f India

    Lakshagalarchana News in TOI

    Prism Magazine

    http://www.primetimeprism.com/interviews/balakrishnaprasad.html

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