It is very rare in life that we get golden opportunities. We at Snapsforever have been very fortunate to get one. Being able to cover a concert of Sri Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna is like a dream that came true! The man whose name speaks for itself does not need an introduction. The multi-talented man emerged as the face of Carnatic music while excelling in the fields of singing, composing and acting. These extraordinary achievements are beyond even the imagination of an ordinary man.

Not many of us are familiar with Sri M Balamurali Krishna’s early life. Born as a Brahmin in a Telugu family in Sankaraguptam a district of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, he was always inclined towards traditional South Indian music. He was also greatly influenced by his parents who were passionate about playing the flute, violin and veena. At the tender age of 8 he successfully gave an elaborate concert on Tyagaraja Aradhana at Vijayawada. This was when he was honoured with the title of ‘Bala’ as a reward for mesmerizing his audience. Since then there was no looking back! Counting the number of concerts would bring us to 25000. Carnatic music gave Sri Balamurali Krishna a chance to travel the world. He has been to the US, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Russia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Middle East and many more countries on the world map.