U Srinavas has died

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Sad news that U Srinavas has died - a great exponent of the Carnatic mandolin, which is admittedly a rarified area, but, as demonstrated by Akkarai Subhalakshmi on Lopa Kothari's recent World on 3 programme, Indian classical music is able to embrace Western instruments to great effect.

Here is U Srinavas playing a piece of non-classical music with the excellent Michael Brook from a 1995 album, Dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxeysXmqTK4

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Sad news that U Srinavas has died - a great exponent of the Carnatic mandolin, which is admittedly a rarified area, but, as demonstrated by Akkarai Subhalakshmi on Lopa Kothari's recent World on 3 programme, Indian classical music is able to embrace Western instruments to great effect.

Here is U Srinavas playing a piece of non-classical music with the excellent Michael Brook from a 1995 album, Dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxeysXmqTK4

Thanks GT.

Srinivas appeared on several of our Spotify lists mainly thanks to you. A true virtuoso who after 137 albums has died at a young age. I always love what Brook does in terms of western access to advanced artists. But for greater authenticity - no, make that purity - I believe this was George Harrison's favourite which was recorded by Srinivas when 13:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GOnlFyjG2U