 More
so when the musician is a mere child, born
1st February 1995 and stands barely taller
than his instrument K. Sathyanaraynan or
Sathya as he is called is the artiste in
question. Sathya is referred as a prodigy
and that is a maligned term these days, but
what does one call this wisp of a child who
as a child attended an examination at the
tender age of 4years, with a European as
examiner speaking English with the European
accent! A child giving an exclusive Carnatic
music concert at the age of 6 years on a
western instrument! Child taking his parent
as escort for a tour abroad for performance!
At the age of 8, 9, 10 & 11 releasing 4
albums of Carnatic music accompanied by
renowned artistes! One of the youngest in
the world to pass 8th grade of Trinity
College, Londo examination on Electronic
Keyboard. An artiste presented with a rare
gift of a Trinity Korg Keyboard on visiting
his website which itself is a gift to this
wonder child!
How do you refer to his prodigious –
there we go again – musical talent on the
keyboard, on the violin and with his
singing? And how about this? He can listen
to a song sung or played on an instrument
and reproduce it verbatim on his keyboard
and can tell the notes for the same! Music
lovers the world over know that this is
something that does not come easily even
after years of listening to music. It is a
gift and Sathya has that in abundant
measure.
At the age of 12 with his talents
projected aptly as a gift with the best of
design and development of his website in the
most meticulous manner by Mr Pyarilal
(www.carnaticsangeetham.com), Sathya has
received a Trinity Korg Pro Keyboard as a
gift from Dr Ravi Dattatreya, Director
www.jasminemusic.com USA after visiting this
website. The domain name for his website has
been donated by Mr Senthilkumar from USA and
what a forethought this gentleman had when
he booked the domain name keyboardsathya.com
almost two years ago!
Sathya can sing too. He has sung under
the baton of S.A. Rajkumar, Deva,
Vidyasagar, Devi Prasad and other music
directors. He is also a composer. He already
has one project under his belt, "Avar Parvai
: Avar Punnagai", a collection of eight
songs on Sri. Aurobindo and the Mother,
awaiting a sponsor. Sathya has also composed
a jingle, an advertisement for the Adyar
Cancer Institute and his parents have sung
it - literally, the parents singing their
child's tune.
Sathya has been blessed with having
Padmashreee Mandolin Shri U Shrinivas as his
guru for Carnatic music from Feb'04. The
transformation in his ability to handle the
keyboard after becoming a sishya of Mandolin
Shri U Shrinivas has been tremendous and has
lead to the release of his second album
namely Carnatic on Keyboard Vol 2. He has
got a natural flair for playing violin and
is now getting trained on the instrument
from Kalimamani Kum. A Kanyakumari. His
vocal chords are being nurtured by Sangeetha
Bhushanam Sri Embar S Sadagopan his
grandfather and Smt K Lalitha his mother.
In the midst of his practice, his
performances and his albums, Sathya also
goes to school. Sathya is presently a 7th
std student at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan,
K.K. Nagar, Chennai. He is no slouch at his
school work either. Balancing all his
talents alongside his studies comes as
naturally to him as his music. He can
alternate between the keyboard and the
violin, between Carnatic, Western and film
all with the nonchalance of a seasoned
veteran. Well, that is what Sathya is today
and he will not rest on his achievements
now, because he knows that this promise that
has shown now has to be fulfilled. |
