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 |
|---|---|---|
(Ghatam) | Peyazhwar Sannadhi | 01/01/2025 |
(Ghatam) L. Shankar-Violin V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Ustad Fazal Qureshi-Tabla | Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli GanaV | 01/03/2024 |
(Ghatam) V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Swaminathan Selvaganesh-Konnakkol | Ragasudha Hall | 11/06/2023 |
(Ghatam) V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Swaminathan Selvaganesh-Kanjira | Kamakshi Amman Udanurai Velleeswara | 07/06/2023 |
(Mandolin ) Purbayan Chatterjee-Sitar Vijay Ghate-Tabla N. Ramakrishnan-Mridangam T. H. Vikku Vinayakram-Ghatam V. Umashankar-Ghatam V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira Swaminathan S-Kanjira | Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli GanaV | 16/04/2023 |
(Others) V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira Mahesh Vinayakram-Vocal - Ca V. Umashankar-Ghatam N. Rajaraman -Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 26/02/2022 |
(Ghatam) L. Shankar-Violin V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira V. Umashankar-Ghatam Swaminathan Selvaganesh-Kanjira | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 01/02/2020 |
(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 |