After publishing my post on Rajna Swaminathan, the young female mridangam player, I received an email from her mother, Lalitha Swaminathan. Thank you very much for clarifying this! (Note, "mrudangam" is an alternate spelling of "mridangam").
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Hi Jesse:
I saw your posting on the blogspot. Thanks.
Actually, Rajna's father is Dr. P. K. Swaminathan, a scientist in Maryland, USA. He also plays Mrudangam and is a disciple of Maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman. Rajna was born and brought up in Maryland. She studied Mrudangam under Maestro Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, who made several lengthy visits to the Swaminathan residence to coach her personally. She just turned 17 in early January. She got the "Best Junior Mrudangam Artiste" award from the Music Academy.
www.rajnaswaminathan.com
Lalitha
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So, thanks again, Lalitha! Rajna's website is pretty neat, there are a bunch of pictures, videos, and audio recordings, so I would high recommend checking it out...
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- Jesse B-H
- I graduated from Hamilton College in 2007, with degrees in Religious Studies and Hispanic Studies. I have been awarded the Bristol Fellowship, a year-long grant. As a passionate drummer, I would like to explore the art of the drum, with a global perspective: to establish the spiritual process that a craftsman undergoes while building a drum, and to define the intricate spiritual relationship that the drummer has with his drum. The itinerary includes Fiji, Japan, India, Morocco, and the Caribbean.
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