V. Umashankar
(Ghatam)
Ghatam Vidwan V Umashankar comes from a lineage of highly accomplished musicians. He is the second son of Ghatam Maestro T H Vikku Vinayakram. He is the only one, amongst his siblings, to follow in his Illustrious father's footsteps by taking Ghatam as his main instrument. His meteoric rise in the Classical Carnatic music field began with his first concert for Legend Shri T V Gopalakrishnan's vocal concert in Kanchipuram when he was only 12 years old. Following which he was a regular accompaniment to various Artists. He teaches Ghatam and Konnakkol, the art of reproducing the rhythmic intonations vocally.
Artist | Venue | Date |
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T. H. Vikku Vinayakram... (Ghatam) L. Shankar-Violin V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Ustad Fazal Qureshi-Tabla | Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli G | 01/03/2024 |
T. H. Vikku Vinayakram... (Ghatam) V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Swaminathan Selvaganesh-Konnakkol | Ragasudha Hall | 11/06/2023 |
T. H. Vikku Vinayakram... (Ghatam) V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Swaminathan Selvaganesh-Kanjira | Kamatchi Amman Udanurai Velleeswara | 07/06/2023 |
U. Rajesh... (Mandolin ) Purbayan Chatterjee-Sitar Vijay Ghate-Tabla N. Ramakrishnan-Mridangam T. H. Vikku Vinayakram-Ghatam V. Umashankar-Ghatam V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira Swaminathan S-Kanjira | Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli G | 16/04/2023 |
T. H. Vikku Vinayakram... (Others) V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira Mahesh Vinayakram-Vocal - Ca V. Umashankar-Ghatam N. Rajaraman -Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 26/02/2022 |
T. H. Vikku Vinayakram... (Ghatam) L. Shankar-Violin V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Swaminathan Selvaganesh-Kanjira | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 01/02/2020 |
T. H. Vikku Vinayakram... (Ghatam) Pandit Viswa Mohan Bhatt-Guitar - W Rajhesh Vaidhya-Veena Vijay Ghate-Tabla V. Selvaganesh-Drum N. Ramakrishnan-Mridangam V. Umashankar-Ghatam Swaminathan S-Kanjira | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 15/02/2019 |