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Kadri Gopalnath
Indian saxophonist (1949–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kadri Gopalnath (6 December 1949 – 11 October 2019) was an Indian alto saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music for that instrument.
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Born | (1949-12-06)6 December 1949 Bantwal taluk, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India |
Died | 11 October 2019(2019-10-11) (aged 69) Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
Genres | Indian classical music, film music, jazz fusion |
Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
Years active | 1957–2019 |
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