Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who started his career at the age of six. His vocal skills were such that he performed over 25,000 concerts worldwide, accompanying Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, and gave jugalbandi concerts with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Kishori Amonkar, Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and other stalwarts. Honoured with various national and international awards, his concerts were in great demand worldwide. He passed away on 22nd November, 2016. Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who started his career at the age of six. His vocal skills were such that he performed over 25,000 concerts worldwide, accompanying Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, and gave jugalbandi concerts with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Kishori Amonkar, Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and other stalwarts. Honoured with various national and international awards, his concerts were in great demand worldwide. He passed away on 22nd November, 2016.