R. Prabhavathi Palanivel & S.P

R. Prabhavathi Palanivel & S. P. Palanivel are an A grade Carnatic nadaswaram duo empanelled with Akashvani (All India Radio) Bengaluru, on its rolls since 2010. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, they are a husband-and-wife pair: R. Prabhavathi hails from Doddapannandahalli in Kolar district (her parents Ramakrishnappa and Dhanalakshmi were nagaswaram artists) and S. P. Palanivel is from Santhapuram in Krishnagiri district. Trained under nagaswara vidwan Bangalore M. Kothandaraman and refining their style under vocalist Vidushi R. A. Ramamani, the couple has performed together for over three decades at venues such as the Hampi Utsav, and played the nadaswaram for former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.