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BIO
K. S. Resmi is a skilled classical vocalist from Kerala, South India. She is the foremost disciple of Dr. K. Omanakutty and also studies with Smt. Lalitha Shivakumar for Carnatic music (South Indian classical). Resmi also studied Kathakali padams from Sri Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri (traditional music of Kerala). Her training in Hindustani music (North Indian Classical) was with Sri Ramesh Narayan. She also studied Carnatic vina studies with Smt. Kamala Lekshmi.
Her formal education includes earning BA and first rank MA degrees in Carnatic Music at H. H. The Maharaja’s College for Women at the University of Kerala in Trivandrum, Kerala. Currently, she is ABD for a Ph.D. in North and South Indian Classical Music at the University of Kerala.
She has taught Carnatic vocal as a full time faculty member in the Department of Indian Music at the University of Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India from 2004-2007. Previously, she taught Carnatic vocal at Sangeeta Bharati (Malabar Gopalan Nair Memorial Music and Research Center) in Kerala from 1995-2004.
K. S. Resmi is a highly experienced performer of Indian classical music having performed on numerous tours both nationally all over India and internationally all over the USA. She is featured on 14 CD recordings between 2001 and 2006 including the acclaimed 6 CD set of compositions by Sri Swathi Thirunal Maharaja called Swathi, released on Rajalakshmi Audio in 2003. She is the first woman in the world to be featured on a CD recording of Kathakali padams entitled Samyamakannorudyanam, released in 2001 by Sangeeta Bharati. Resmi has also participated in numerous film soundtracks of Kerala film music director M. G. Radhakrishnan from 1997-2003. In 2002, she performed in 22 cities in the USA and in 2007, she was featured in the annual Sun to Stars Festival of Indian music in New York and performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Ohio with percussionist N. Amrit.
She has also produced a DVD documentary about her guru Dr. K. Omanakutty in 2003 called Guruvandanam. Resmi has authored book titled Syama Krishna Sodari about the compositions of Syama Sastri published by Sangeeta Bharati in 2004. In 2005, she presented her paper on “Raga Alapana†at the National Seminar conference on Teaching Methodology in Music and Dance in State Government Institutions, Colleges and Universities in Tamil Nadu at the University of Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Her article “Sopana Sangeetham†(on the temple music of Kerala) has been published by Carva Trust in 2006.
Currently, K. S. Resmi is located in Baltimore, Maryland in the USA where she continues teaching and performing Carnatic music and performs in a unique group featuring world percussionist N. Scott Robinson. For more about K. S. Resmi, please visit http://www.myspace.com/ksresmi.
Details about the sample music above:
Carnatic Music from South India
1) “Tham Tha Nam†– a Thillana in Ragam Bhoopalam & Adi Talam (excerpt)
by composer Swathi Thirunal from the CD Swathi - Volume 6: Thillanas & Padhams.
K. S. Resmi – voice.
Kathakali Padams, traditional temple theater music from Kerala in Southwest India
2) “Seshe Shayanam†– a shlokam in Ragam Madhyamavathi from the CD Samyamakannorudyanam.
K. S. Resmi – voice.
3) “Kantha Krupalo†– a Kathakali padam in Ragam Gopikavasantham & Adantha Talam from the CD Samyamakannorudyanam.
K. S. Resmi – 1st voice & K. R. Shyama – 2nd voice.
Lullaby Song from Kerala
4) “Paschima Sindhuvil†– a Kerala lullaby by composer K. C. Kesavapillai from the K. Omanakutty CD Neelambari: Thaaraattu Pattukal.
K. S. Resmi – voice.
Carnatic Music from South India
5) “Dhim Thadara†– a Thillana in Ragam Panthuvarali & Adi Talam by composer Swathi Thirunal from the CD Swathi - Volume 6: Thillanas & Padhams.
K. S. Resmi & K. R. Shyama – voices in duet.
6) “Geethaduniku†– a Thillana in Ragam Dhanasri & Adi Talam by composer Swathi Thirunal from the CD Swathi - Volume 6: Thillanas & Padhams.
K. S. Resmi & K. R. Shyama – voices in duet.
