![]() Her continuing impact is ascribed to the scope of her repertoire, knowledge and refinement. Musicians, critics and composers attended her private recitals in Chennai. Her personal style, known as the Veenai Dhanammal bani, is still regarded as a yardstick in terms of adherence to traditional values and profoundity of music expression. Her music is documented in a set of historical recordings. "Regarding the veenai as an instrument complete and perfect in itself, she played it without plectrum, and often accompanied by her own singing. In addition to training by her family members, Dhanammal also learned from Walajapet Balakrishna Das ("Padam Baladas"), a blind musician who was a repository of the padams of Kshetrayya, and Satanur Pancanatha Iyer. Her grandmother Kamakshi was a reputed dancer, and her mother was a vocalist who trained under Subbaraya Sastri, the son of Syama Sastri of the Carnatic music composer trinity. Dhanammal was born in George Town, Madras (now Chennai), into a family of professional musicians and dancers. ![]()
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