149:). Rajkumar Bharathi`s sound knowledge, imagination, and aesthetic presentation are sought after by many composers. He is also appreciated for his skill in understanding phrasing (the way the elements of a particular work are interrelated including articulation, melodic construction, and links), harmony (scales, intervals, and chords), and variation (melodic and rhythmic) while composing tunes for dance. He is also known for his creative explorations and improvisations as every composition of his is believed to be distinctive from the other.
133:. He has sung in films – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Tulu and was the leading Indian singer along with Sharon Rose the widely respected Black American singer in the adventurous venture, the Asian Mafia – a daring interplay between Indian and Pop style singers. Rajkumar conducts workshops every summer for the London based Carnatic music students and has performed Jugalbandi concerts with Ramesh Narayan, Parameshwar Hegde and Sanjeev Abyangar. He has given performance in the prestigious Canadian
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Bharathi has given Classical Carnatic music concerts throughout India and abroad. He has traveled across USA, Canada, U.K. Gulf countries, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. He has many audio cassettes and CDs to his credit. He has also rendered all the 18 chapters of
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114:. For Rajkumar Bharathi it was but natural to be associated with Music owing to his families keen interest in art and literature. By the instructions of his master T. V. Gopalakrishna, Rajkumar decided to quit his job in an R&D division and devote his time for classical music.
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and Padams especially for dance projects. As the great grandson of the poet
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Outstanding Achievement in Composing Music for Creation Myth, a dance ballet for the UCLA Centre for Performing Arts (University of California, LA, USA) in 1995.
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Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi. This was telecast in the Indian TV Channel for about 14 weeks.
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Bharathi has also composed songs for Bharata Natyam Margams. He has done many music compositions for Rangoli productions a foundation for Arts and Culture. Some of his compositions are listed below.
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Bharathi has also sung in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Tulu Films. He however later stopped signing for films for he derived more joy in singing classical music.
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Rajkumar is also a renowned composer and music director and is involved in composing music for Audio CD's, thematic presentations and also for fusion projects. He also has composed many
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Srimad Bhagavd Gita, in 4 volumes produced by Ramakrishna Math. He was also a member of the
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Vaishnavi Dance Academy – TX, USA Kuttrala Kuravanji – based on Lord Muruga’s marriage.
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