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Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia under the collaborative name Shiv–Hari and composed music for such hit Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991).
Shivkumar Sharma was born on 13th January, 1938, in Jammu, British India (present-day Jammu). He was introduced to the santoor by his father and teacher, Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma. He was a renowned player of the instrument and also a vocalist. He was a disciple of Pandit Bade Ramdasji of Banaras. Shivkumar Sharma learnt the tabla and singing ...
May 10, 2022 · Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, who exalted the santoor – once a little-known trapezoid-shaped, stringed instrument – from the folk circuit of Jammu and Kashmir and placed it on the proscenium alongside other more traditional and heavyweight classical instruments such as the sitar and sarod, passed away in Mumbai after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 84 and is survived by his wife Manorama, and sons Rahul and Rohit.
May 15, 2022 · Published May 15, 2022 Updated May 17, 2022. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, an Indian musician and composer who was the foremost exponent of the santoor, a 100-string instrument similar to the hammered ...
May 10, 2022 · Stringing the santoor along as it were Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma took the little known folk instrument from Jammu and Kashmir into unexplored classical firmaments. He even took it to the the silver ...
Shiv Kumar Sharma (born January 13, 1938, Jammu [now in Jammu and Kashmir], India—died May 10, 2022, Mumbai, India) was an Indian sanṭūr (hammered dulcimer) virtuoso who is credited with shifting the instrument from a predominantly accompanimental and ensemble role in the Sufi music of Kashmir to a solo role in the Hindustani classical music tradition of North India.
Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, famous santoor player and music composer, died in Mumbai on Tuesday morning. ... Shiv Kumar Sharma was born in Jammu in 1938 and is believed to be the first musician to have ...
Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument Indian classical music legend Shiv Kumar Sharma has died at the age of 84. Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like ...
Padma Vibhushan Pt. Shivkumar Sharma. ... “Sad to know about the demise of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, eminent Santoor player and internationally celebrated Indian music composer. His departure ...
May 10, 2022 · Indian classical music legend Shiv Kumar Sharma has died at the age of 84. Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument. He suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai on ...
