Nedunuri Digital Music Archives to open in Vizag tomorrow

As a tribute to late Carnatic vocalist Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, city-based Lok Nayak foundation will tomorrow open the Nedunuri Digital Music Archives at Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan here.
The foundation will also unveil bronze statue of Krishnamurthy tomorrow.
Former Rajya Sabha member and founder president of Lok Nayak Foundation Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad today said that a Digital Music Archives is coming up in the memory of Nedunuri, who passed away in 2014 and would be one its kind in the country.
"The Archives will be opened tomorrow and bronze statue of Krishnamurthy will also be unveiled," he said.
"The library will have 5,000 hours of recorded classical music with 31,400 keertanas of 330 musicians, 192 composers played on 13 instruments which include Chitraveena, flute, guitar, harmony, mandolin, Bottu Vaadyam, violin, veena, jalatharangam, clarinet and saxophone, which were donated by L Raghavan of Boston and Secretary of Madras Music Academy Dr Pappu Venugopal," he said.

"The air-conditioned auditorium will have 18 computers to enable the people to listen to concerts of masters by clicking selected musician", he added.
Nedunuri Krishnamurthy was an acclaimed Carnatic vocalist.