For K. Sivaprasad, whistle music is a rare and specialized art in the melodious world of music. And it would be only fair to say that he has mastered it to perfection, finding himself a prestigious place in the galaxy of enchanting musicians. A gifted prodigy of ‘Carnatic and Hindustani Music on Whistle’, Whistle Wizard Siva Prasad, the 9th child of Late Sri K.S.V. Subba Rao and Smt. Rajya Lakshmi was born in Bapatla, a coastal town of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Hailing from a family of scholars, he received no formal initiation into the world of music nor any special instruction other than his own intense interest and enthusiasm for performing music through whistling. He had the rare opportunity of attaining guidance from the legendary Carnatic Vocalist Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna.
His meetings with the immortal Shehnai Maestro Ustad Bismilla Khan inspired and rekindled in him the love and fascination for ‘Hindustani Music’. Added to this, the grammar and text of music imparted by the reputed flute Vidwan Sri N.S. Srinivasan has enriched his talent and made him ‘The Complete Artiste’.
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