Hamsa Raghuvir

Hamsa Raghuvir is a Carnatic vocalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area and the daughter of veena scholar Dr. Karaikudi S. Subramanian, founder of the music research institution Brhaddhvani. She trained for over a decade as a prime vocal disciple of the legendary violinist Padma Bhushan Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, and belongs to the Tyagaraja guru parampara. A prize-winner in national music competitions, she has performed Carnatic concerts widely in India and the United States and has collaborated with Western and jazz musicians. She teaches Carnatic vocal at intermediate and advanced levels in the South Bay area of California.