Yella Venkateswara Rao
Indian classical musician and percussionist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yella Venkateswara Rao is an Indian classical musician and percussionist, considered by many as one of the leading exponents of Mridangam, an ancient Indian percussion instrument.[1] He has performed as an accompanist to such renowned musicians as M. S. Subbulakshmi, Ravi Shankar, Chembai, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, M. Balamuralikrishna, L. Subramaniam, K. J. Yesudas, Amjad Ali Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia and Bhimsen Joshi. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to music.[2]
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Yella Venkateswara Ra | |
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Born | June 2, 1947 Andhra Pradesh, India |
Occupation(s) | Classical musician Percussionist |
Years active | Since 1956 to now |
Known for | Mridangam |
Spouse | thrimurtulamma |
Parent(s) | Rama Murthy Mahalaxmi |
Awards | Padma Shri Golden Lute Hosha Banka Award AIR Annual Award Acharya Award Thyagaraja Vamsi Award GOA Best Teacher Award Vishala Bharathi Gaurav Satkar Ugadi Puraskar Award Visista Puraskar Award Kala Ratna Award Bharathamuni Award Viswa Saahiti Award |
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