All About Ahi Ajayan
Music has been my passion for longer than I can remember. I began learning at a young age and it soon became a lifestyle rather than a hobby. I have been performing in the US and India since I was 7 years old and also participating in competitions from which I have received numerous awards. I also have an undeniable admiration for travel and have been lucky enough to have visited more than 20 countries. My musical inspirations are the classical greats like M.S. Subbalakshmi and Musiri Subramania Iyer and playback legends like Chitra and Shreya Ghoshal.
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Skills & Expertise
2022 -
Playback Singing
Ahi has sung the dance single "Kannilu Kannilu" for an upcoming Malayalam movie "Ayisha" starring Manju Warrier, which was also her entrance into the playback singing scene. In 2023, she sung the viral song, "Haalaake Marunne" for the movie Sulaikha Manzil which was composed by Vishnu Vijay. In December 2023, Ahi received her first playback singing award for Kannilu Kannilu. She was named the best debut singer by Mazhavil Manorama for the song and got a chance to perform Kannilu Kannilu on stage for the awards show.
2014 -
Musical Opportunities
Ahi was featured in an episode of a music competition show in Trivandrum which is located in Kerala, India. She was selected by famed playback singer, Anoop Sankar, to sing as a part of his team and had the fortune of singing on TV in front of celebrated music director, Sarath and renowned music composer, Vidyasagar. She was also a 2018 Spring IndianRaga fellow and was involved in the "Black and White" musical piece, "Uptown Funk" and also responsible for the making of the "X Raga Cover" production.
2006 -
Music Teachers
Ahi's very first guru, in Albany, NY, was Smt. Vidya Subramaniam who was a disciple of Lalgudi Jayaraman Sir. Once she moved to Houston, she then began to learn from Smt. Rajarajeshwari Bhat for around 7Â years before her move to Chennai. Since then, Ahi has had the great fortune to be learning from Smt. Suguna Varadachari who is a direct disciple of Musiri Subramaniam Iyer as well as additional teaching from Sri Palai C.K. Ramachandran, a student of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. She also receives on and off instruction from Smt. Vidya Kalyanaraman.
2010 -
Live Performance
Ahi has been giving performances since she was 7 years old. She has been a regular performer in the Chennai Mazhgazhi music season that takes place in December of every year. She has had the good fortune of performing in esteemed sabhas such as Ragasudha Hall and Krishna Gana Sabha. Ahi has also given multiple concerts in New Delhi, Bangalore and various parts of Kerala. She was also a regular participant in the Sustaining Sampradaya performance that is a part of the Cleveland Aradhana for 5 years.
2006Â -
Honors & Awards
Ahi has participated in multiple competitions in the US and India from a very young age. She is a regular participant in the Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana and has gathered multiple prizes from their competitions. She has also taken part in the Trichy RR Sabha renowned competition in India and won many awards there. She has also won numerous prizes in Dallas, Chennai and Houston.