Ballary M. Raghavendra

Mittwoch, 23. April 1958

Vidwan Ballary M Raghavendra (Kannada: ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ಎಂ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ) is a Carnatic vocalist from Karnataka. He has a bachelor's degree in commerce and also a Master's degree in music from Bangalore University. He has served in various capacities across multiple All India Radio stations in Karnataka. Initially joining as a program executive, he later went on to become the Assistant Station Director in AIR. He had the rare privilege of being an A grade artist in devotional and light classical forms of music apart from Carnatic classical music. He is popularly known for delivering music compositions with lyrical clarity, emotion and good use of rhythmic patterns After his retirement from AIR, he is currently living in Mysore.