Amazing young indian mandolin player (U. Shrinivas)

Years ago I recorded this young mandolin player on VHS. From the comments I received, it seems to be of a young U. Shrinivas. This helped me to find out that he's older now, and he still is a mandolin maestro. Go check his site: http://www.mandolinshrinivas.org/

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[kc7fys]

So much is lost in cross-cultural interpretation. To me, he looks like he's uncomfortable and is looking for an exit. He keep scanning the room, or perhaps looking at other musicians out of the frame. Also, his 'mandolin' appears to be a tenor electric guitar. Depending on the tuning, it could be called a mandolin, but size and shape would be the only way to call it that. Whatever you call it--he is very competent.

[AbdulahZinDaHouse]

@kc7fys If he's looking for an exit, he's doin' it pretty fast :) Since they seem to be partly improvising as they go, he looks to me like pretty much any other jazz musician I've seen, making quick eye contact with his bandmates, the crowd etc... to make sure he's in tune and also to share the joy of playing together.

[hgowda]

You have no idea what you have uploaded. Gold!

[mvrks69]

i saw his videos on doordarshan in his beginning days - and he always - always - played like the maestro he is, even when he was eight

those looks are not looking for an exit... his music does not ring one false note - each note is masterful.

[worlddominator62]

@hgowda

You are completely correct. I don't think the person who uploaded this video really realized how incredible this video actually is. In the Carnatic world, Mandolin Srinivas is one of the top instrumentalists out there, and having a video of him playing this young is incredible.

[yourdeadmother]

holy shit wow :O

[drum4uz]

@kc7fys Did you notice that he is smiling? What is called a mandolin in South India will constructed differently than in the west to as to be able to perform in the style of Carnatic instruments. The style setter, the veena, has influenced how all other stringed instruments are constructed and or modified to suit the Carnatic sound. The same is true for the western wind instruments adopted by Carnatic Musicians. They are all influenced by the Nadaswaram.

[ruthmdivine2001]

to all those who are criticizing ..leave abt playing..you will need some 10 years to jus hold that instrument right and 10 more years to get that sound right..and that too in doubt...useless fellows..you dnt even deserve to critiise ..

[vucibatina2810]

koji kur*c???

[iramaheshwari]

Wow! This is simply too good! :)

[username3123]

@RoflCopterAce

hi recently bought a mandolin but its the eight string version, i have taken off the extra strings to try and replicate the srinivas model but am unsure the order of thickness of the strings to get the sa pa sa pa sa

am i meant to have three really thick strings and two thin ones, or two really thick strings and three really thin ones,

[harilalmn]

WOW...!!!!!

I cant believe I see the young Sreenivas...!!! Watch that... At his tender age too, he has a great level of manodharma and how well does he enjoy himself. Thats called born talent.

Srimt. A. Kanyakumari on Violin and Sreemushnam RajaRao on Mridangam.

Simply Amazing...!!!!

[bkarthiks]

A mandolin used for accompanying or performing south Indian music (popularly known as Karnatka sangeetam) is tuned as S,P,S,P,S,P or C,G,C,G,C,G. This young man in the picture is now the absolute master in this instrument and probably worshiped by many for his genius and amazing ability to perform the "Gamaka" or the sliding notes on a fretted instrument. Vidvan U.Srinivas is an absolute genius. Your work, @AbdulahZinDaHouse, has brought tears to I don't know how many. A heart felt gratitude.