Soolamangalam Sisters
Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi | |
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| Birth name | Jayalakshmi |
| Born | 24 April 1937 |
| Origin | Soolamangalam, Thanjavur district, Madras presidency, British India |
| Died | 29 June 2017 (aged 80) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | devotional, patriotic, film music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | |
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| Birth name | Rajalakshmi |
| Born | 6 November 1940 |
| Origin | Soolamangalam, Thanjavur district, Madras presidency, British India |
| Died | 1 March 1992 (aged 51) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Genres | Devotional, Patriotic, film music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, popularly known as Soolamangalam Sisters were Carnatic music sister-pair vocalists and musicians known for their devotional songs in Tamil. They were early singers in the trend of duo singing in Carnatic music, which started in the 1950s, with performers like Radha Jayalakshmi, and later continued by Bombay Sisters, Ranjani-Gayatri, Mambalam Sisters, Bangalore Sisters, Bellur sisters and Priya Sisters. The Soolamangalam Sisters are best known for singing the Kanda Shasti Kavasam, a hymn on the Hindu god Muruga.