Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam

Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam
Born Valayapatti, Pudukottai district, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Classical musician
Percussionist
Known for Thavil
Parent(s) Arumugham
Awards Padma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Kalanidhi Award
Thavil Ulaga Sooriyan

Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam is an Indian classical musician and percussionist, considered by many as one of prominent exponents of Thavil, a traditional percussion instrument from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1][2] He is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Sangeet Kalanidhi Award of the Madras Music Academy. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to Music.[3]

Biography

Thavil

Subramaniam was born in Valayapatti in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu to Arumugham, a known Nagaswaram performer and learnt playing the instrument from his father.[4] Later, he trained Thavil under Mannargudi Rajagopala Pillai and started performing as an accompanist to several known nagaswaram players such as Thiruveezhimizhalai brothers, Sembanarkoil brothers, Karukurichi P. Arunachalam, Namagiripettai Krishnan and Thirumeignanam Nataraja Sundaram Pillai. Soon, he became a regular accompanist to Thiruvizha Jayashankar[5] and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and is reported to have performed at over 3000 concerts with the latter.[4]

The Sangeet Natak Akademi selected Subramaniam for their annual music award in 1988[6] and the Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007.[3] Three years later, he received the Sangeeta Kalanidhi title from the Madras Music Academy, thus becoming the first accompanist and Thavil player to receive the award.[1] He is also a recipient of the Thavil Ulaga Sooriyan title.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sangita Kalanidhi for Valayapatti A.R. Subramaniam". Carnatic Darbar. 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Padmashree Valayapatti A.R.Subramaniam - MANGALA ISAI - DVD". Swati Sanskrities. 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Sangita Kalanidhi for Valayapatti Subramaniam". The Hindu. 20 July 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Thiruvizha Jayashankar (Artist), Valayapatti A.R.Subramaniam (Artist), Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Composer), Mysore Vasudevachar (Composer), Puliyur Doraiswamy Iyer (Composer) (2005). "Thiruvizha Jayashankar/Valayapatti A.R.Subramaniam". Audio CD. Saregama. ASIN B0087E3KK8. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
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