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| CREC-2016-12-23-pt1-PgE1735-4 | 2016-12-23 | 114 | 2 | IN HONOR OF KAVITA KRISHNAMURTHY | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E1735 | E1735 | [{"name": "Carolyn B. Maloney", "role": "speaking"}] | 162 Cong. Rec. E1735 | Congressional Record, Volume 162 Issue 183 (Friday, December 23, 2016) [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 183 (Friday, December 23, 2016)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1735] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IN HONOR OF KAVITA KRISHNAMURTHY _____ HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of new york in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2016 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Ms. Kavita Krishnamurthy for her lifelong contributions to film and music. Throughout her decades-long career, Ms. Krishnamurthy has performed all over the world and collaborated with renowned musicians from a wide array of genres. Ms. Krishnamurthy showed promise at a young age, winning a gold medal in the Inter-Ministry Classical Competition in New Delhi as an eight year old. A year later, she recorded her first song with famed Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar under the direction of composer Hemant Kumar. By the 1990s Ms. Krishnamurthy was known as one of Bollywood's leading female playback singers. She won critical acclaim for her performance in 1942: A Love Story and established herself as a lead singer. She worked with several renowned directors including Bappi Lahiri, A.R. Rahman, and Anu Malik. Ms. Krishnamurthy began expanding her artistic range. She was the featured soloist in a global fusion album in which she worked with musicians from five continents. Ms. Krishnamurthy began to explore fusion music, which brought her around the world to some of music's most famous concert halls, such as the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Lincoln Center in New York City, and the Zhongshan Music Hall in Beijing. In 2007, Ms. Krishnamurthy co-founded the Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts, which serves as a home for global music in India. The Academy exposes its students to music from all over the world and trains them to love and respect the art they create. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating Ms. Kavita Krishnamurthy for the lifelong contributions she has made to music, film, and education. Ms. Krishnamurthy is an inspiration and role model to musicians around the world. ____________________ |