Jayen Varma is an India

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n electric bass player

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. He is known for developing tabla

Tabla

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 and mridangam style finger technique on bass guitar

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 to play slap bass. The style developed by him is widely known as Indian slap bass, which won him fans around the globe and accolades from some of the great names in bass guitar like Jeff Berlin

Jeff Berlin

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, Bootsy Collins

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, Marcus Miller

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 etc. He belongs to the State of Kerala

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 in India

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. As per the validation in 2008 by The Registry of Official World Records (Record Holders Republic) US&UK, he is the fastest in percussive bass playing. He performs with the band Khayal Groove led by Indian classical vocalist Aparna Panshiklar.

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