Education
He studied at the Jaffna Hindu College before moving to London.
He studied at the Jaffna Hindu College before moving to London.
Maanikkam Yogeswaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil musician and exponent of Carnatic music As a classical singer in the South Indian (Carnatic) tradition, he trained under South. Balasingam and P. Muthukkumaraswamy. He also contributed to film scores as well as the repertoire of dance and theatre companies in and outside the United Kingdom. As part of the AIUME educational project, he has brought Indian music to new audiences.
The 2008 world conference of International Society for Music Education in Bologna familiarized educators from many cultures with this innovative hands-on approach.
He has sung on the soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick"s film Eyes Wide Shut (in a piece composed by Jocelyn Pook), thus becoming the first Tamil singer whose work has been featured in a Hollywood movie. He has also recorded the 133 chapters of the classic Tamil literary work the Thirukkural in 133 different ragas.
Besides being a member of the London based "vocal big band" The Shout, he has performed with the German world music band Dissidenten.