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Vidushi Kala Iyer

Founder and President of Kalalaya

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Kala Iyer, residing in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 45 years. She is the Founder/Director of KALALAYA USA, an Institution of Indian Fine Arts in North America. She is one of the foremost premier promoters of Indian Fine Arts in the United States and Carnatic classical music teacher in the Bay Area of California.
KALALAYA USA, a non-profit organization is an institution of Indian Fine Arts and Academy, dedicated to teaching Carnatic Vocal lessons at all levels. The school has presented several programs in the Bay Area.
Kala Iyer has been mainly responsible for promoting Indian Classical music Light music and Classical dance in the United States through the mainstream of American audience. She has promoted very high-profile legendary and stalwart artists in various Indian Fine Arts as follows.
Carnatic Classical Music:
* Late, Vidwan Dr. Namagiri Pettai Krishnan
* Padma Vibhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
* Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. M.L. Vasanthakumari
* Parma Shri, Padma shri, Kalaimamani Dr. Kadri Gapalanath
* Padma Shri, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr Bombay Jayashri
* Padma Shri, Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Dr. Aruna Sairam
* Padma Vibhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr K. J. Yesudas
* Violin Duet Maestros Mysore Brothers- Vidwan Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore Manjunath
* Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Kalaimamani Dr. Sowmya
* Violin Duet Maestros Ganesh-Kumaresh
* Vocal Duet Maestros Kalaratna, Sangeetha Choodamani Hyderabad Brothers
* Vocal Duet Maestros Malladi Brothers
* Vocal Duet Maestros Trichur Brothers

Indian Light Music:
* Music Director Padma Vibhushan, Dr. Isai Gnani Ilaya Raja,
* Playback singer Late, Padma Vibhushan, Dr S.P. Bala Subramanyam
* Playback singer Padma Vibhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr K. J. Yesudas
* Padma Bhushan Dr. K.S. Chitra
* Kalaimamani P Unni Krishnan
* Playback singer Vijaya Prakash,
* Playback singer Hari Charan,
* Playback singer Karthick
* Playback singer SPB Charan
Indian Classical Dance
* Padma Vibhushan Dr. Padma Subramanyam
* Alarmel Valli, V.P. and Shantha Dhanjayan
* Rama Vaidyanathan
* Shijith and Parvati Nambiyar
* Sathya Narayana
Kala Iyer, a Carnatic vocalist in the Bay Area, majored in Music at Delhi University and is a holder of B.A. Honors Degree, where she did comparative studies on Indian and Western music. There, she studied under Vidwan Sri T.R. Subramaniam, and later studied under the legendary Vidushi late, Dr. M.L. Vasanthakumari.
Kala Iyer draws from a repertoire of classical and semi-classical compositions. Kala has appeared on All India Radio in New Delhi.
Since moving to U.S., she has performed several times in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Miami, and Cleveland. She has also accompanied as vocal support for several Bharatanatyam dance schools and individual dancers. She has presented several lecture demonstrations and performed a few Jugalbandi concerts.
Kala Iyer has been instrumental in serving many voluntary organizations in various positions. She was the President of first and oldest premier organization SOUTH INDIA FINE ARTS in the Bay Area, California. Executive Committee Member of Shiva-Vishnu Hindu Temple in Livermore, CA.
Kala Iyer is still active in organizing tours in promoting Indian Fine Arts artists, teaching Carnatic music thru Kalalaya, and serving the local community in voluntary organizations.

Kala Iyer

+1 510-305-9285

kalaiyer1@yahoo.com

528 W Esplanade Dr, Mountain House, CA 95391

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