TRICHUR BROTHERS CONCERT IN AUSTIN

  TRICHUR BROTHERS CONCERT

Srikrishna Mohan- Vocal

Ram Kumar Mohan- Vocal

L.Ramakrishnan- Violin

Trichur Mohan- Mridangam

They are sons of Senior Mridanga artist Vidwan Shri Trichur R Mohan and belong to the 'Sitaram Group', a traditional business family based in Trichur, Kerala.They were titled 'Trichur Brothers' by none other than His Holiness, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Matam and ever since, the brothers have been performing under this banner. They have been extremely fortunate and blessed to perform in the divine presence of the Kanchi Acharyas, Bhagvan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, His Holiness Shri Mysore Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamiji, Parama Poojya Sri Sivan Sir, Parama Poojya Shri Govinda Damodara Swamigal of Triplicane, Parama Poojya Shri Dayanand Saraswathi Swamigal, etc.

 Srikrishna and Ramkumar initially trained under Shrimathi Balamani Eswar. Later, for nearly a decade, they were fostered by Professor Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran in the nuances of music  Currently they are guided by Padma Bhushan Shri PS Narayanaswami. The brothers have also acquired lessons from various vidwans like Shri TM Thyagarajan, Shri Govindan Namboothiri etc. Without a doubt their foundation in layam is imbibed from their dad and they receive ample training from him.

Trichur Brothers are noted for their strict adherence to Patanthara and uncompromising attitude towards Bhavam. They also adopt a unique style for alapana, where both exchange phrase after phrase, long and short, and participate equally in exploring a raga. Many well known critics have pointed that this is a unique and effective manner of raga delineation and that it is hitherto never attempted by any duo singers.