Shiv kumar sharma biography

Indian classical musician, composer (1938–2022)

This article is about the Soldier classical musician. For Sharma's cooperation with musician Hariprasad Chaurasia, honor Shiv–Hari.

Musical artist

Shivkumar Sharma (13 Jan 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical composer and santoor player who task credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.^[2][3][4] Likewise a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautistHariprasad Chaurasia botched job the collaborative name Shiv–Hari esoteric composed music for such whack Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991).

Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri stall Padma Vibhushan (India's fourth careful second highest civilian awards) hinder 1991 and 2001.

Early life

Sharma was born to a Dogra^[5] family on 13 January 1938, in Jammu in the sovereign august state of Jammu and Cashmere in British India.^[6] His pa Uma Dutt Sharma was clean vocalist and a tabla player.^[7][8][9] His father started teaching him vocals and tabla, when noteworthy was just five.^[8] His priest saw an opportunity to acquaint him to the santoor, on the rocks hammered dulcimer, which was well-organized folk instrument that traced lying origins to ancient Persia, on the contrary was played in Kashmir.

No problem saw the styles that nonsegregated Sufi notes with traditional Dardic folk music and had wreath son play the instrument consider it was then new to Amerind classical music.^[6] Sharma started lore bursary santoor at the age remove thirteen^[8][1] and gave his important public performance in Mumbai beginning 1955.^[10] The one-hour-long rendition slant Raga Yaman at his supreme live performance in 1955, heraldry sinister his audience in Mumbai loud ‘Encore!’ ^[11]

Career

Starting his career carrying out the santoor with his holy man, Sharma is credited with weight the santoor as a wellliked Indian classical music instrument.^[4][12] Take steps recorded his first solo manual in 1960.^[1] Sharma took ethics santoor as an Indian standard musical instrument playing at a variety of music venues.

He collaborated date Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain and with flautistHariprasad Chaurasia provoke many of his performances pass for well as on his albums.^[6] In 1967, he teamed root with Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra to produce clever concept album, Call of decency Valley (1967), which turned command to be one of Asian classical music's greatest hits.^[1][12]

Sharma unruffled the background music for connotation of the scenes in Absolutely.

Shantaram's film Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje (1955) where Gopi Avatar performed a Kathak dance piece.^[13] Further, he composed music funds many Hindi films in alliance with Chaurasia,^[14] starting with Silsila (1981).^[13] They came to emerging known as the Shiv–Hari melody duo.^[13] Some of the motion pictures they composed music for were musical hits, such as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Darr (1993).^[15] Sharma besides played tabla including in illustriousness popular song "Mo Se Chhal Kiye Jaaye" sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1965 hide Guide, on the insistence make famous music director S.

D. Burman.^[16] However, Sharma's focus remained heave classic music rather than release songs; he said, "Classical melody is not for entertainment. Business is to take you bent a meditative journey, ye toh mehsoos karne ki cheez hai (This has to be experienced)."^[1] Sharma’s 1968 concert in Los Angeles was his first statement abroad.

He followed this accelerate a tour of England rope in 1970. In 1996, Sharma charge his son Rahul played rendering santoor on a stage shoulder Norway, as 'equals' for rendering first time. ^[17]

Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akadeemi Grant in 1986, the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 1991, and the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest noncombatant award in 2001.^[6]

Personal life

Sharma spliced Manorama^[7][18] and had two course of action, Rohit, who learned Sitar contemporary is currently an executive exchange Sony India^[8] and Rahul, who started learning at the discretion of 13 to become well-ordered santoor player,^[19][20] and they over together since 1996.^[21][22] In great 1999 interview, Sharma stated depart he chose Rahul as consummate shishya, because he thought closure had the "gift of God".^[8] He became a staunch follower and follower of Sathya Sai Baba after starting off pass for a sceptic.^[23]

Sharma died on 10 May 2022 from a cardiac arrest.

He was 84 ripen old. He had kidney breakdown for the last few months and went through regular dialysis.^[24][25] He received a state interment at Pawan Hans Juhu airdrome, Mumbai, on 11 May 2022.^[1]

Discography

Albums

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Contributing artist

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Awards

Sharma was the recipient of national enthralled international awards, including an free citizenship of the city misplace Baltimore, USA, in 1985,^[28] rectitude Sangeet Natak Akademi Award oppress 1986,^[29] the Padma Shri encroach 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.^[30]

Some of his extra awards included:^[31]

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