B. Sasikumar
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B. Sasikumar in concert
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 27, 1949 |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, Musician, Teacher, Composer and Writer |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Years active | 1967 to present |
| Website | www.bsasikumar.com |
B. Sasikumar is a noted Carnatic music violinist, musician, teacher, composer and writer from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
B.Sasikumar was born on 27 April 1949 in Thiruvalla, to the late M. K. Bhaskara Panicker and G. Sarojini Amma.
He started his basic lessons in music from his father, who was a Nadaswaram maestro, musician and composer (also known as Kocchu Kuttappan of the Thiruvalla Brothers). Later he joined the Swati Thirunal College of Music, Trivandrum, Kerala, and took his Ganabhooshanam and Ganapraveena degrees in music under the guidance of noted violinist Chalakkudy Narayana Swamy.
He started his career as a lecturer at Swati Thirunal College of Music in 1967. He later joined All India Radio, Trivandrum, as staff artiste (Violin) in 1971 and still continues there.
B. Sasikumar has accompanied with his violin many legends in Indian music, like Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, D. K. Jayaraman, D. K. Pattammal, M. D. Ramanathan, K. V. Narayanaswamy, Alathur Brothers, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, M. Balamurali Krishna, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, T. K. Govinda Rao, K. J. Yesudas, N. Ramani (flute), S. Balachander and Chitti Babu (veena) and so on. He has also accompanied various jugalbandi concerts of musical giants Pandit Jasraj and Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna in Delhi and Madras.
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