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Ilaiyaraaja (born Gnanathesigan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.
Ilaiyaraaja transformed film music by fusing Indian classical music, Western classical music, and Tamil folk music for the first time. The experience was relatively new to the Tamil film audience. He is also known for his mastery over orchestration, which reflects in his works.
The renowned Indian Film Composer, Conductor, Arranger, Lyricist and Singer, Shri. Ilaiyaraaja, is performing at OVO Arena Wembley in August. 2024 Europe Tour Dates: Wembley (UK) : OVO Arena – Friday 30th August. Paris (France) : La Mega Place – Saturday 31st August.
Dr. Ilaiyaraaja, nicknamed "isaignani" (Musical Genius) is also often referred to as "Maestro", amongst others by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London, has performed over 20,000 concerts in his career spanning 5 decades. He is known for integrating Indian Folk Music and traditional Indian instrumentation with western classical music techniques.
Jun 2, 2023 · All of the remaining 13 are composed by one man, Ilaiyaraaja, who is turning 80 as he composes music for albums bursting with youthfulness, rubbing shoulders with composers half his age or less.
Nov 27, 2021 · Ilaiyaraaja, who turns 75 tomorrow, gets chatting on his early years as a composer and how he adapted to the film music of that time.
In this episode of Masters of Melody, we celebrate the genius of Ilaiyaraaja, the legendary composer whose groundbreaking fusion of Indian classical and West...
- 9 min
- This Is MGV
