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Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram | |
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| Born | (1942-08-11)11 August 1942 (age 83) |
| Genres | Carnatic, Fusion |
| Occupation | percussionist |
| Instrument(s) | Ghatam,Morsing,Kavin |
| Years active | 1951–present |
Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram (born 11 August 1942), also known asVikku Vinayakram, is an Indian percussionist. He is also known as the God ofghatam.[1] He playsCarnatic music with theghatam, an earthen pot, and is credited with popularising the ghatam.
He was awarded thePadma Shri by theGovernment of India in 2002,[2] and later the 2012Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in the performing arts conferred by theSangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. In 2014 he was awarded thePadma Bhushan. He won Grammy award in 1991 for his work onMickey Hart's albumPlanet Drum.
Vinayakram was born to Kalaimaamani T. R. Harihara Sharma, a musician and teacher. He took up playing at a very young age.
Vinayakram's concert career began at the age of 13. His first performance was on 5 March 1957 at theRama Navami festival inThoothukudi. While proceeding for thearangetram the tuned ghatam instrument was broken by a child named Ganesh, which by itself had been a good omen for his bright career. where he accompanied V.V.Sadagopan. He was soon accompanying many vocalists in Carnatic music at the time, includingChembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar,M K Thiagaraja Bagavathar,Dr Sirkazhi S.Govindarajan,Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna,G. N. Balasubramaniam,Madurai Mani Iyer,Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer,M. S. Subbulakshmi andMaharajapuram Santhanam. His brother, T. H. Subhash Chandran, also excelled in the field. The Ghatam rose to fame as a percussion instrument that required nimble fingers and strong stomach muscles to control the mouth of the pot.[3]
Vinayakram's tryst with the international music platform came in the early 1970s when he joinedShakti to play along with John McLaughlin andZakir Hussain.
His combination with MandolinU.Srinivas and ViolinA. Kanyakumari was also famous.He has also performed at Basant Utsav, the annual fund raiser for the Banyan.
Vinayakram is Principal of Sri Jaya Ganesh Tala Vadya Vidyalaya in Chennai, India – the academy established by his late father and teacher in 1958. It continues to produce new stars of Carnatic percussion. Vinayakram's sonV. Selvaganesh is a percussionist, especially after tours withJohn McLaughlin's group,Remember Shakti.[4]
Vinayakram won the 1991Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album for his work inMickey Hart's AlbumPlanet Drum.[5]
Later he was also nominated for the 1996Grammy Awards forBest World Music Album for his participation in 'Raga Aberi' along withL. Shankar on the ten string double violin andZakir Hussain on the tabla (the piece is set in thetala cycle of 4¾ beats).[citation needed] The Indian Government decorated him with thePadma Shri Award in 2002.[6]
Finally, he was awarded the 2012Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna), the highest award in performing arts in India, given bySangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[7] In 2014 he was awarded thePadma Bhushan by theGovernment of India.[8]
Vinayakram was awarded Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi Centenary award, on 16 September 2016.[citation needed]
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