Bombay Sisters | |
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Genres | Carnatic music |
Occupation(s) | Classical Vocalist, Duo singers |
The Bombay sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, are a Carnatic music singing duo.
C. Saroja and C. Lalitha are sisters who have been trained by H. A. S. Mani, Musiri Subramania Iyer and T. K. Govinda Rao.
Part of the trend of duo singing in Carnatic music, which started in the 1950s, with performers like Radha Jayalakshmi, and Soolamangalam Sisters, they have been singing since 1963 when they started with light classical music, subsequently progressing to Strong Carnatic and classical music; they sing in multiple languages including Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi. They are also known for promoting young musicians through endowments and scholarships.