Who was Balabhaskar?

Balabhaskar gave his debut public performance with a violin at the age of twelve. He was brought up in a family that was musically inclined. He started his training at the age of three under his guru and uncle, the veteran musician Mr B Sasikumar. Though Balabhaskar learned music in a traditional sense, he was the one who created a revolution in instrumental fusion music.

At the age of seventeen, Balabhaskar made his debut as a film composer with the Malayalam film Mangalya Pallakk, and became the youngest film composer. Balabhaskar also had a band named ‘Confusion’, which focused on fusion music. This was followed by another band called ‘The Big Indian Band’. Before his death, Balabhaskar’s band was called ‘Balaleela’.

During his career, Balabhaskar had performed with musicians like Sivamani, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Hariharan and Fazal Qureshi among many others. In 2008, Balabhaskar received Bismillah Khan Yuva Sangeetkaar Puraskaar by Kendra Sangeet Natak Academy for Instrumental Music (Violin).

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