Sikkil Sisters
(b.1930,1940)
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Sikkil Kunjumani, the elder of the sisters, was born on June 15, 1930 and Sikkil Neela, the younger was born on September 6, 1940. Together they are more famously known as the Sikkil Sisters
Their father Azhiyur Natesa Iyer,was a mridangist himself and Kunjumani started learning music from her father initially and then learnt flute from her maternal uncle Azhiyur Narayanaswami Iyer. Neela learnt flute from her sister Kunjamani.
Kunjamani, began giving concerts from the age of nine and Neela from the age of seven. Sikkil Sisters have been giving concerts together since 1962.
Top artistes of the AIR, they have been giving hundreds of performances at all the sabhas, television and elsewhere both within India and abroad too.
The sisters blend the tone and play on their flutes and the merger is toal and the effect remarkable. They are known for the chaste, orthodox style in rendering raga, kriti and swara.
They have been honoured with the title of 'Kalaimamani' the the Tamil Nadu Sangeetha Nataka Sangam in 1973-74 and they received the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1989.
Discography
In alphabetical order of the title
| Title | Catalog # | Nature | Music / recording | Contents | Label | Other Artists | Year |
| Flute | CDNF 168315 | Carnatic Flute Duet | Abhogi, Nalinakanthi, Kama Ranjani, Brindavana Saranga, Sankarabharanam, Sindhu Bhairavi | EMI India | A Kanyakumari, Violin; Thiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam, Mridangam; E M Subrahmanyam, Ghatam | ||
| Flute | D5CI 5003 | Carnatic Flute Duet | Karunimpa, Hindolam, Sudha Bangala, Bilahari, Gowli Panthu, Devagandhari, Sindhu Bhairavi, Thillana Kapi, Bhairavi | OMI Music Inc | T Rukmini, Violan; S Rajarao, Mridangam; T H Vinayakram, Ghatam | ||
| Flute Trio | Carnatic Flute Duet | Sri Ganapathinee-Sourashtram, Chetulra-Bhairavi, Jagadananda-Nattai, Dudukugala-Gowla, Sadhinchane-Arabhi, Kanakanaruchira-Varali, Endaro Mahanubhavulu-Sri, Gurulekha-Gowri Manohari, Geetharthamu-Suruti Rare CD. | Koel | ||||
| Neela- Kunjumani | CDNF 147775 | Carnatic Flute Duet | Pratapavarali, Shanmukhapriya, Ravichandrika, Manjari, Begada, Manirangu, Khamas, Yaman Kalyan | EMI India | |||
| Sikkil Sisters - Flute | CDNF 168339 | Carnatic Flute Duet | Ragas Hamsanadham, Devagandari, Amruthavahini, Kamas, Kapi, Behag. Siddja Dhanyasi | EMI India | Violin A Kanyakumari / Mirdangam Srimushnam Raja Rao / Ghatam E M Subrahmanyam |
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