U. Srinivas

Uppalapu Srinivas (28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014) was an Indian mandolin player in Carnatic classical music and composer. Because he was a child prodigy, he was sometimes called the Mozart of classical Indian music. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998, by the Government of India. He was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2009 given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, which is the National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama, in India. 
Srinivas was born 28 February 1969, in Palakollu in Andhra Pradesh. At the age of five, he picked up his father U. Satyanarayana's mandolin, after he heard it being played at a concert he attended with his father. Upon realizing the talent of his son, his father, who had studied classical music, bought him a new mandolin, and started teaching him. Guitarist Vasu Rao, introduced seven-year-old Srinivas to western music in 1976.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel obtained a copy of Srinivas' album, Modern Mandolin Maestro, where he played the track, Ninnvvina, on his 17th March 1991 show, stating that it was the longest record (the track was over 9 minutes long) in tonight's programme. After the tune, he praised the track and advised listeners to vote for it if there was a Festive Fifty. He also stated that he would play more tracks from the album in the future. However, according to available tracklistings on this site, there doesn't seem to be any further tracks from the musician played on Peel's programmes.
==Shows Played==
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*17 March 1991: Ninnvvina (CD - Modern Mandolin Maestro) Globe Style (JP: 'Well if there's a Festive Fifty this year, you better get that into it, otherwise I shall be around to sort you out')
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
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