Manickam Yogeswaran
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Maanikkam Yogeswaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil musician and exponent of Carnatic music
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Manickam Yogeswaran, also known as "Yoga" was born 1959 in Meesalai, northern Sri Lanka. He studied at the Jaffna Hindu College
before moving to London.
As a classical singer in the South Indian (Carnatic) tradition, he trained under S. Balasingam and P. Muthukkumaraswamy. He also contributed to film scores as well as the repertoire of dance and theatre companies in and outside the UK.
Besides being a member of the London based "vocal big band" The Shout http://www.theshout.org/pages/who.htm, he has performed with the German world music band Dissidenten http://www.dissidenten.com/.
As part of the AIUME http://www.aiume.carnaticstudent.org educational project, he has brought Indian music to new audiences. The 2008 world conference of ISME http://www.isme.org in Bologna familiarized educators from many cultures with this innovative hands-on approach.
He has sung on the soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick
's film Eyes Wide Shut
(in a piece composed by Jocelyn Pook
), thus becoming the first Tamil singer whose work has been featured in a Hollywood movie. He has also recorded the 133 chapters of the classic Tamil literary work the Thirukkural in 133 different raga
s.
Yoga dedicated his 2005 album Peace for Paradise http://www.myspace.com/peace4paradise to human rights, peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
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Manickam Yogeswaran, also known as "Yoga" was born 1959 in Meesalai, northern Sri Lanka. He studied at the Jaffna Hindu College
Jaffna Hindu College
Jaffna Hindu College is a boys public national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1886 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools. JHC is known throughout Sri Lanka as Hindu College.-History:In the late 19th century all the...
before moving to London.
As a classical singer in the South Indian (Carnatic) tradition, he trained under S. Balasingam and P. Muthukkumaraswamy. He also contributed to film scores as well as the repertoire of dance and theatre companies in and outside the UK.
Besides being a member of the London based "vocal big band" The Shout http://www.theshout.org/pages/who.htm, he has performed with the German world music band Dissidenten http://www.dissidenten.com/.
As part of the AIUME http://www.aiume.carnaticstudent.org educational project, he has brought Indian music to new audiences. The 2008 world conference of ISME http://www.isme.org in Bologna familiarized educators from many cultures with this innovative hands-on approach.
He has sung on the soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
's film Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 drama film based upon Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle . The film was directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, and was his last film. The story, set in and around New York City, follows the sexually-charged adventures of Dr...
(in a piece composed by Jocelyn Pook
Jocelyn Pook
Jocelyn Pook is a British composer, pianist and viola player.- Biography :Jocelyn Pook’s distinctive style is a product of her diverse experiences in classical, commercial, and so-called world music...
), thus becoming the first Tamil singer whose work has been featured in a Hollywood movie. He has also recorded the 133 chapters of the classic Tamil literary work the Thirukkural in 133 different raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
s.
Yoga dedicated his 2005 album Peace for Paradise http://www.myspace.com/peace4paradise to human rights, peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.