Trichy Sankaran

Trichy Sankaran
Born (1942-07-27) 27 July 1942 (age 82)
Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Instrument(s)mridangam, kanjira
Websitewww.trichysankaran.com

Trichy Sankaran (born 27 July 1942) is an Indian percussionist, composer, scholar, and educator. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2011. As a mridangam vidwan, he has been called a "doyen among the percussionists of India" in Sruti magazine.[1] Since the early 1970s, he has performed and recorded in a number of cross-cultural projects. In 2017, he was awarded the "Tiruchirapalli Carnatic Musicians Lifetime Achievement Award".[2]

Sankaran has lived in Toronto since 1971. He is the founder of the Tyagaraja Aradhana in Toronto and is a professor of music at York University. He has regularly performed at all leading organisations in Chennai every December Music Season and continues to accompany a wide array of top ranked musicians.[3]

  1. ^ Prakash, K. Arun (2011). "Tributes to Trichy Sankaran". Sruti. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Tiruchirapalli Vidwan honoured". The Hindu. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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