Welcome to the World of Veena Music by Sujana Vadlamani (Parupalli)
Born in 1976 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Sujana Sarma
Vadlamani (Parupalli) comes
from a family with rich music tradition. She is the grand-daughter of Late Sangeetha Sarvabhouma Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu, who was the teacher of renowned vocalist Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna. Her
brother Parupalli Subbaraya
Phalgun is also an excellent percussion artist (A
grade in AIR) and is currently Lecturer in Govt. Music College, Vijayawada.
Smt. Sujana started learning Veena at the age of 10. She learnt initially from
Smt. Lakshmi Suramma and had advanced training later from renowned violinist
and composer Late Sri. N.Ch. Krishnamacharyulu.
After moving to Chennai, she also learnt from veteran Veena
Vidushi Smt. Kamala Ashwathama,
mother of renowned vainika Smt. E. Gayathri. Smt. Sujana has given
many concerts in All India Radio (currently A grade artist in All India Radio)
and in many places in India and abroad.
Some of Smt. Sujana’s concerts in video
format are available in YOUTUBE HERE
Some of her concert audio recordings are given below:
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· On 17-9-2011, Smt. Sujana performed at Narada Gana Sabha as part of the Navaratri
Veena Festival. The recording is available HERE
· On 06-08-2011, Smt. Sujana’s recorded veena concert
was broadcast on FM Gold Chennai at 11.30 AM. Recording of this concert is available
HERE
· On 29-04-2011, Smt. Sujana’s recorded veena concert
was broadcast on FM Gold Chennai at 3 PM. Recording of this concert is
available HERE
· On 29-1-2011, Smt. Sujana gave a 30 min. concert as part of the Sadguru Tygaraja Aradhana Celebrations at the Govt. Music College, Vijayawada organised by Sangeetha Sanmandali, Vijayawada. She was accompanied on the mridangam by Sri. Parupalli Phalgun. The recorded concert is available HERE
·
On 07-12-2010, Smt. Sujana performed at
the 128th Jayanthi Utsavam of Gayaka Sarvabhouma Brahmasri Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu organised by Gayaka Sarvabhouma Sangeetha Parishad at Ghantasala Venkateswararao Govt.Music
College, Vijayawada. She is accompanied on the mridangam
by her brother Sri. Parupalli Phalgun
and on the ghatam by Sri. Anjaneya
Shastri. The recording of the concert is available HERE.
·
On 24-10-2010, Smt. Sujana’s recorded veena concert was broadcast on FM Gold at 7 AM. In this,
she performed compositions of Muthuswamy Dikhsitar:
Raktha ganapathim in Mohana raga – click HERE to listen
Kamalamba in Ananda
Bhairavi raga, click HERE to
listen
Bala gopala
in Bhairavi raga. click HERE to
listen
· Smt. Sujana
performed on 29-8-2010 at the Veenotsav organised by Mudhra on 28 and 29th August 2010.
She was accompanied by Sri. Payyur Gopalakrsihnan on mridangam and
Sri. D.V. Venkatasubramaniam on ghatam.
A recording is available HERE
·
On 26-3-2009, Smt. Sujana gave a live
radio concert on FM Gold channel, Chennai. The recording of this concert
is available HERE
- On
27-1-2008, Smt. Sujana gave a 30 min. concert as
part of the Sadguru Tygaraja
Aradhana Celebrations at the Govt. Music
College, Vijayawada. She was accompanied on the mridangam
by Sri. K. Sai Giridhar. The recorded concert is
below (click on individual krithi links)
1) paralOka bhaya,
2) tulasi dalamulacE, 3) varAgalaya, 4) bhajana
cEyave
- On 27-10-2007, Smt. Sujana's
recorded 30 min. concert was broadcast on FM Gold channel, at 11.30 AM.
The recording of the concert is available HERE
- On 19-6-2007, Smt. Sujana gave a live radio concert on FM Gold channel, Chennai. The recorded concert is available HERE
- On 8-5-2007, Smt. Sujana gave a veena concert
at the Institute for Mathematical Sciences (IMSc),
Chennai. The full concert is available HERE.
She was accompanied on the Mrudangam by Shri.
Delhi S. Sairam and on the Ghatam
by Shri. H. Sivaramakrishnan
· An older recording (done at
home in 1999 !) of some of her music is available HERE. She was accompanied on mridangam
by her brother Sri. Parupalli Phalgun
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