Chitravina N Ravikiran

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Chitravina N. Ravikiran (born February 12, 1967 in Mysore, Karnataka, India) is a composer of Indian Carnatic music. He has been called the "Indian Mozart". He is probably most famous for his concept of "melharmony", which is harmony which stays within the melodic rules of an Indian raga (musical mode). Considered a virtuoso chitravina player, he has been described as "probably the greatest slide instrumentalist in the world today" by Radio Australia. Ravikiran has also played the slide Hawaiian guitar, and is an accomplished vocalist. He invented a variant of the chitravina called the navachitravina, which is smaller and has a clearer tone in the higher frequencies. He currently resides in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Ravi Shankar, the famous sitar player, is most impressed with his talents, and is noted as saying: "If you don’t believe in God, just look at Ravikiran." Ravikiran is the author of several widely read books, Appreciating Carnatic Music and Perfecting Carnatic Music Level I and II. He is also the founder of the International Foundation for Carnatic Music. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Rays and Forays

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Glimpses of Great Masters: An Indian Classical Music Sampler

Chitravina N. Ravikiran: Rays and Forays

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Sangita Kalanidhi Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Vol. 1 (Live at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, December 2016)

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200 Years After - Masterpieces of Tyagaraja

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Carnatic Masterclasses - Vol 1

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Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi Masterpieces Vol 1

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Dalida

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Latangi: Ragam Tanam Pallavi (A Pallavi In 8 Kalai)

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Carnatic Masterclasses - Vol 2

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Music from Madras

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Flame of the Forest

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