Neyyattinkara Vasudevan

Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
Background information
Born1940
OriginNeyyattinkara, Kerala, India
Died (aged 68)
GenresCarnatic music
OccupationCarnatic Composer

Neyyattinkara Vasudevan (1940–13 May 2008) was a Carnatic music vocalist from Kerala in south India. The Padmasree-winning Carnatic vocalist and disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Ramnad Krishnan, he combined tradition and innovation in his widely acclaimed career. Vasudevan is famous as being one of the first from the Dalit community to excel in the field which was previously the preserve of the upper castes.

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