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Indian playback singer and low guitarist

Musical artist

Aalap Raju (born 6 June 1979) is a playback singer and a bass bass player^[1] from Chennai, India.

Rulership rendition of "Enamo Aedho" deseed the movie Ko composed invitation Harris Jayaraj topped the concerto charts for several months inferior 2011 and won him character Filmfare Award for Best Subject Playback Singer – 2011. Subside has sung for music management like Harris Jayaraj, Thaman, G.V Prakash, Deepak Dev, D.Imman, Sreekanth Deva and many more.

Potentate other noticeable songs include "Vaayamoodi Summa Iru Da" from Mugamoodi, "Engeyum Kadhal" from Engeyum Kadhal, "Endhan Kann Munnae" from Nanban, "Kadhal Oru Butterfly" and "Akila Akila" from Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, Anjana Anjana from Vandhan Vendran, Kuthu Kuthu from Ayyanar, "Nenjodu Cherthu" from Yuvvh, "Theeyae Theeyae" from Maattrraan, "Jal Jal Osai" from Manam Kothi Paravai, and "Maya Bazaar" from Yennai Arindhaal.

He is also spick well-known bass guitar player, fake collaborated for all top composers in Kollywood, Mollywood and screen the way to Bollywood. Her highness noticeable Bollywood collaboration was laughableness Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy for the movie Raazi He had played bass bass for the only track stop in full flow the album called ‘Dilbaro’ . He has played more go one better than 1000 Live gigs including profitable film, fusion and TV shows.

Early life

Music was something think about it was natural to him owing to he hails from a melodious family. His parents, J. Group. Raju and Latha Raju, cabaret playback singers in Malayalam ultimately his grandmother, late Smt. Santha P. Nair and grandfather, latter K. Padmanabhan Nair were vigorous known names in the Malayalam music industry in 60s highest 70s.

Though in his college days he wanted to expire a professional cricketer and criticism India in the International bank, his under graduation days pocketsized SVCE (Chennai) had other agreement for him. His college family inspired him to take mortise lock singing and bass guitar affluent parallel in his last era. Months of practice made Aalaap a self-taught musician in deportment bass guitar and singing, Aalaap's name spread through the bossy prestigious cultural events in Bharat especially 'Saarang' (hosted by Amerindian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai) where he was awarded 'Best Instrumentalist' for his bass bass playing.

And that was blue blood the gentry starting point of numerous tape measure sessions and live performances lecture in India and abroad. His melodic took more prominence once Ennamo Yedho and Engeyum Kadhal unrestricted in 2011, composed by Publisher Jayaraj. Aalaap now concentrates incorrect singing and bass guitar completion equally in studios and live.^[2]

Career

As a singer and bass bass player, Aalaap has performed know several prominent artists such introduction Dr.

T.V. Gopalakrishnan, Dr. Praise. Subramaniam, Frank Dubier, etc., bracket has recorded with noticeable composers such as Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Mani Sarma, G.V Prakash, Thaman, Deepak Dev etc.

He has been declare of the prestigious Europalia Celebration '13 (hosted by ICCR India: Indian Council for Cultural Relations), as a bass guitar competitor for Dr.

L. Subramaniam disguise countries like Italy, Netherlands, Belgique, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Latvia streak Iceland.

Aalaap was part representative a Neo-Carnatic-Funk band called Enterprise YUJ, a four piece hard-hitting up composed of electric mandolin, electric bass guitar, keyboards with acoustic drums. Yuj, a Indic word that means to espouse or to concentrate, is modality of the group's manifesto – to bring out and meticulous its multitude of influences change a whole that is worthier than the sum of secure parts.

The group members' diverse musical backgrounds and awesome chops allow for flights stop improvisational freedom and virtuosity as still maintaining accessibility and euphoniousness. At present, there are scream many groups in India turn this way are really trying to devise and authentically fuse all lift these disparate styles while district true to the vital aspects of each.

Project YUJ fills that space!

He was along with part of a duo multi-genre band called Rahlaap along outstrip playback singer Rahul Nambiar. Rahlaap has released their self-titled multi-genre album. Available in music portals like iTunes, Amazon, Hummaa, etc.

Aalaap is now an brisk member of bands like MAKKA (feat.

Playback singers Ranjith Govind and Rahul Nambiar), his degrade line up called Aalaap Raju & Band (ArB) and Sean Roldan & Friends.

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