Kanjira Ganesh Kumar
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Natarajan Ganesh Kumar, popularly known as Kanjira Ganesh (born June 1st 1964) is an India
n percussionist, teacher and music composer. He develops new techniques to play the kanjira
, and is the first south India
n percussionist to receive a Fulbright Fellowship award, given by the United States Department of State
.
He has also invented a synthetic Kanjira, released by Cooperman Frame Drums in Vermont
, under the "artist innovation" series. He has accompanied south Indian musicians including MS Subbulakshmi, Balamurali Krishna, KJ Yessudas, Mandolin Srinivas, L Subbramaniam and Ravikiran.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n percussionist, teacher and music composer. He develops new techniques to play the kanjira
Kanjira
The kanjira, khanjira or ganjira, a South Indian frame drum, is an instrument of the tambourine family. It is used primarily in concerts of Carnatic music as a supporting instrument for the mridangam...
, and is the first south India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
n percussionist to receive a Fulbright Fellowship award, given by the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
.
He has also invented a synthetic Kanjira, released by Cooperman Frame Drums in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, under the "artist innovation" series. He has accompanied south Indian musicians including MS Subbulakshmi, Balamurali Krishna, KJ Yessudas, Mandolin Srinivas, L Subbramaniam and Ravikiran.
Awards and honours
- Best Kanjira Artist - Krishnagana Sabha
- Best Kanjira Artist - Indian Fine Arts
- Best Kanjira Artist - Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer Trust
- Asthana Vidhwan of Sri Kanchi Kamakotti Mutt
- Yuvakala Bharathi - Bharath Kalachar