Kanchana Ranjani sisters
(Vocal - Carnatic)
Kanchana Sisters (also known as Kanchana Ranjani Sisters) Vid. Kanchana S. Shriranjani and Vid. Kanchana S. Shruthiranjani are among the most sought after duet vocalists in the classical music sphere today. The duo were elected to be on the esteemed Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) panel of artists and have been performing on prestigious platforms in India and abroad. Kanchana Sisters hail from a family of musicians who were Tamil Iyyers and had settled in Bajathur village in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. At a very tender age of 3 years, their father Karnataka Kalashri Kanchana V. Subbarathnam the renowned violinist , initiated them into music. They began staging classical concerts at the age of 4. The sisters duo specializes in rendition of the Avadhana Pallavi, which they learnt from their maternal uncle Dr. R.S. Nanda Kumar, Mysore. The ability to render most complex compositions by playing different taalas with different nadai on both hands simultaneously, has enthralled thousands of music connoisseurs. Our country has only a few artists performing this kind of avadhana and these two sisters have excelled the extremes of this art. The precision of their avadhana performances with ancient convoluted taalas such as Simhanandana (128 akshara kaala) and implementation of ancient taala angas, have stunned the masses. They have documented their unique Avadhana art at the University of Hyderabad. Besides being the toppers of their university in LLB (law) degree, both the sisters followed music as their passion and profession. Both earned 1st rank in Vidwath degree in Carnatic Classical Vocal and Violin from the state Government of Karnataka and are B High graded artists in All India Radio (AIR). They have also earned multiple prestigious senior performer scholarships for music from India's central government Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) and other private organizations. Shriranjani is the awardee of prestigious Kalaavathamsa award conferred by Gokulam School of Music, Bangalore.
Artist | Venue | Date |
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Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Shreelakshmi S. Bhat-Violin B. GanapathyRaman-Mridangam K. R. Sivaramakrishna-Kanjira | Sasthri Hall (Srinivasa Sastri Hall | 26/12/2024 |
Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam M. Gururaj-Moorsing | Arkay Convention Center | 17/10/2019 |
Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) V. V. Ravi -Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Sasthri Hall (Srinivasa Sastri Hall | 05/04/2019 |
Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 06/12/2018 |
Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin B. Sivaraman-Mridangam B. S. Purushotham-Kanjira | Arkay Convention Center | 21/06/2018 |
Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Swetha Anandasivan-Violin Ashwin Ramaswamy-Mridangam | Arkay Convention Center | 01/12/2016 |