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The legendary musician m balamuralikrishna passed away at his home in Chennai today. He was 86.

Acclaimed Carnatic musician T V Gopalakrishnan was conferred with the title “Murali Nada Lahari” by the Dr m balamuralikrishna Memorial Trust on the 87th birth anniversary of the legendary singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee m balamuralikrishna. Gopalakrishnan was also the first recipient of the “Balamuralikrishna National Award for Artistic Excellence 2017” which was presented by film composer Ilaiyaraaja.

It was time for stars from Chennai’s art and culture fraternity to shine, when Carnatic music legend Dr m balamuralikrishna celebrated his 81st birthday, amidst a bevy of fellow-legends and artists.

Wife of legendary musician late m balamuralikrishna, Annapoorna, passed away at her residence on Thurs day afternoon after battling illness for the past few months.She was 82.

The veteran singer has just paid a tribute to his late guru Dr m balamuralikrishna on the occasion of his 88th birth anniversary

The veteran is all set to entertain the local audience

Social media was abuzz with tributes to the legendary musician.

Here is a compilation of condolence messages and tributes published on Twitter by politicians and celebrities - including Venkaiah Naidu, Rahul Gandhi and Dhanush - after legendary musician Balamuralikrishna's death.

Veteran Carnatic musician Dr m balamuralikrishna, who died on Tuesday, had a long association with Karnataka and its film industry.

Born in Sankaraguptam in Andhra Pradesh, Balamuralikrishna started singing at the age of six. He was well-versed in Carnatic and Hindustani vocal music, and he played musical instruments like the viola, the violin and the mridangam.

On the eve of a fusion music concert in the city on Saturday, legend m balamuralikrishna said he was not 81, but 18. Excerpts:

The veteran musician will perform live at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall on January 4 from 6.30 pm onwwards

The noted vocalist usually refused to sing in award ceremonies as he felt the joy of being honoured often hampered his performance.

Dharwad has attracted top class musicians of all hues and maestro of Carnatic music m balamuralikrishna was no exception.

The Carnatic composer will perform at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall on May 11

BANGALORE: Eminent musician M. Balamuralikrishna has been selected for the S.V. Narayanaswamy Rao Memorial National Award.

The Baajaa Gaajaa music exposition came to a glorious end under the moonlit sky on Sunday night with a riveting performance by maestros Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and m balamuralikrishna.

Arts Acre, painter Suvaprasanna’s dream project, was inaugurated on the eastern fringes of the city on Thursday with a lot of fanfare.