Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian singer
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Place of Birth: Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
About Garimella Balakrishna Prasad
- Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (born 9 November 1948) is an Indian classical devotional singer, composer and T.T.D Asthana Vidwamsulu.
- He served Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam's Annamacharya Project as Special Grade Vocal Artiste from 1978 to 2006.He is regarded as a pioneer in composing and rendering Annamacharya Sankeerthanas in various Indian musical genres like classical, semi-classical, light and folk styles.
- He composed tunes for the lyrics of nearly 1200 songs composed by various poets.
- Of these nearly 800 of them were Annamacharya sankirtanas, and this is a record.
- To mention a few most popular sankeerthanas set to tune by Sri Prasad are Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnukatha, Jagadapu Chanavula, Vachenu Alamelumanga, Tiruveedhula Merasi, Choodaramma Satulaala, Jayalakhmi Varalakshmi, Aadimoolame maaku angaraksha, Mangambudhi Hamumantha, Antayu neeve, Yemani pogadudume, Annimantramulu and Pidikita Thalambrala.
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