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  • Whistle Wizard's Musical Treat .... Ex-speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Sri Kona Prabhkara Rao who presided said the talent displayed by the  artiste did not fall into the category of either vocal or instrumental and yet promised complete entertainment.  He was glad that the government was organizing programmes to encourage new talent.

        Cultural affairs Minister Bhattam Srirama murthy blessed the artiste.

  • According to Dr.Mangalamplly Bala Murli Krishna .. there are two aspects to the promotion of music.  One is to so style the music as to attract the largest number of listeners and another to educate the masses in the appreciation of good music. He recommends  via media.  calling on the classicist to recruit new listeners while striving to raise the standards in public taste.  These views of the renowed Carnatic musician were spelt out when he blessed the young 'whistle Wizard' Mr.K.Siva Prasad.  after a full-length recital the latter gave under the auspices  of the Cultural Affairs Department of the State Government at Ravindra Bharathi here last Wednesday. 

 
 
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  He observed that Mr.Prasad was lucky to have acquired 'laya and sruti'  
       knowledge as an inborn gift.  Blessing the artiste. He hoped Mr.Prasad
       would emerge as a pioneer in the novel art of whistle-music.  

Indian Express August 18th 1981.
                                                                                       

  • Connoisseurs of music would not have missed listening to the mellifluous “Whistling” of Shri Siva Prasad, who has practiced this rare medium to entertain art lovers. Looking to the popular demand of this rare medium of music by discerning art lovers everywhere, Shri Siva Prasad came forward to have his music record on long playing (L.P.and cassettes for posterity. We are very fortunate to have this unique record released through SICA. It is not out of context to mention here that this will be the first L.P. record on Whistling in classical music and is sure to be a rich feast to every music lover.
     


South Indian Cultural Association. L.B.Stadium, Hyderabad
– 1. 16 June, 1985.  

  • I am sure, people who witness Siva Prasad, would instantaneously agree that he be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Justic Amareswari, High Court – A.P 17th June, 1985

                                                                                  

  • I congratulate Siva Prasad for developing a new technique of whistling music and the way he combined both Hindustani and Carnatic styles in his concert.

V.N.Gadgil Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting

  • …..Superb flute without flute (whistle recital) of Carnatic and Hindustani music of young K.Siva Prasad on Friday evening at the Azad Bhavan Auditorium. I would straigaway suggest to the I.C.C.R. that Siva Prasad (and his accompanists) be included in the forthcoming Festival of India in Moscow and I am sure they will bring laurels to India.

Sabbudu, Music Critic, The Sunday Statesman 12 April, 1987
                                          

  • I am thrilled to hear Siva Prasad who, I felt is a human flute.

Mrs.Pupul Jayakar
Chairman, Festival of India.

                                                                                                   

  • When Siva Prasad whistled his way into the hearts of listeners.

    For more than a decade, innovative efforts had been manifest in the field of Carnatic music. What had once not been possible had become possible now, since music knows no barriers of clime or time.

    Resourceful young musicians have dared to experiment and met with success, blazing new trails of glory. For instance, western instruments like mandolin and saxophone have been harnessed in the service of Carnatic music by V.Srinivas and Kadri gopalnath, without blemish, without apasrutis and apaswaras. One new experimenter young man, rather a novel experimenter to join the select band of innovators is Komaravolu Sivaprasad of Hyderabad who has been whistling his wy into the hearts of music lovers and entrancing them with his beguiling notes, like those of a flute of classical music.

By P.S.Rao, D.c. 2-7-95

  • A whistling wizard who has done 10,000 concerts in India and abroad during the last 30 years. He has recorded a CD and audio cassettes whistling the praise of Lord Venkateswara. One artiste has aptly named it “Seven Hills Whistle”

Mr.Ayoob Khan
Deccan Chronicle, December, 27, 2000

                                                                                          

  • An Exhibition of whistling prowess

    Andhra Maha Sabha deserves congratulations for giving the Ahmedabad audience an opportunity to listen to the art of the young whistle wizards Siva Prasad on Saturday. The artiste enthralled the audience with his range and versatility.

    Kirwani raga was rendered with depth and feeling. His rendering of vilambit and drut parts in Kirwani showed his versatile knowledge in Hindustani Music too.

Usha Ramamurthy,
Times of India, Allahabad.
                                                                           
                                                                   

 

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