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T.R. Mahalingam
12+ albums
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T.R. Mahalingam (November 6, 1926—May 31, 1986), affectionately known as Mali, was a flautist who revolutionized the style of flute-playing in Carnatic music. T.R. Mahalingam was born in Tiruvidaimarudur, Tanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, to Ramaswami Iyer and Brahadambal. His parents named him after Mahalingaswami, the deity of the nearby Hindu temple. He had an elder sibling Devaki and started learning to sing from his maternal uncle, Jalra Gopala Ayyar, who ran a famous music school. At age five, he observed other boys playing the flute and secretly, against his father's wishes, picked up a flute and learnt to play, in three speeds, the Viriboni Varnam from the Bhairavi Raga entirely by himself. As a boy, T.R. Mahalingam had the ability to play any song he heard after listening to it only once. As such, he quickly advanced through his music training. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Manavyalakinchara (Raga: Nalinakanthi; Tala: Adi)
1,0082Appanna Thannavana (Folk Songs)
1723Ennadu Juthuno (Raga: Kalavathi; Tala: Adi)
1164Mahudi
635Meevalla Gunadhoshamevi (Raga: Kaapi; Tala: Kandachappu)
626Thulasi Vilva (Raga: Khedarakoula; Tala: Adi)
587Marivere Dikevarayya Rama (Raga: Shanmukha Priya; Tala: Adi)
518Sarasija Nabha
479Ninuvina Pt. 1
4610Ragamalika
41albums
Flute (T.R. Mahalingam)
Mali (T.R. Mahalingam)
PORTRAIT OF A PRODIGY: HIS EARLY YEARS, 1940s-50s
Mali: Essential Recordings of Carnatic Bamboo Flute, 1969-70
Portrait Of A Prodigy : His Early Years, 1940s-50s
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Senthamizsthein Mozhiyal--Tml.Film Songs
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The Art of Carnatic Music, Vol. II
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Mali: Essential Recordings of Carnatic Bamboo Flute, 1969-70 [Disc 1]
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Flute
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I Believe I'll Go Back Home
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Mali: Essential Recordings of Carnatic Bamboo Flute, 1969-70 [Disc 2]
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