Tallapaka Annamacarya

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Artist Birtday : 22/05/1408(Age 14 February 1503 (aged 94)
Born In : Tallapaka,Kadapa Dist
Occupation(s) : Saint, poet, composer, writer

Taḷḷapāka Annamācārya (or Annamayya) (22 May 1408 – 14 February 1503) was a 15th-century Hindu saint and is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu.[1] He is the first known composer in carnatic music. Other composers like Purandaradasa came after him. The musical form of the keertana songs that he composed, which are still popular among Carnatic music concert artists,[2] have strongly influenced the structure of Carnatic music compositions

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