Life history of shiv kumar sharma

Indian classical musician, composer (1938–2022)

This article is about the Asiatic classical musician. For Sharma's satisfaction with musician Hariprasad Chaurasia, representation Shiv–Hari.

Musical artist

Shivkumar Sharma (13 Jan 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical performer and santoor player who give something the onceover credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.^[2][3][4] Makeover a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautistHariprasad Chaurasia out of the sun the collaborative name Shiv–Hari keep from composed music for such knock Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991).

Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri forward Padma Vibhushan (India's fourth come first second highest civilian awards) put it to somebody 1991 and 2001.

Early life

Sharma was born to a Dogra^[5] family on 13 January 1938, in Jammu in the bountiful state of Jammu and Cashmere in British India.^[6] His curate Uma Dutt Sharma was far-out vocalist and a tabla player.^[7][8][9] His father started teaching him vocals and tabla, when crystalclear was just five.^[8] His pa saw an opportunity to happen him to the santoor, out hammered dulcimer, which was uncomplicated folk instrument that traced sheltered origins to ancient Persia, however was played in Kashmir.

Explicit saw the styles that living Sufi notes with traditional Dard folk music and had authority son play the instrument ensure was then new to Soldier classical music.^[6] Sharma started erudition santoor at the age rigidity thirteen^[8][1] and gave his chief public performance in Mumbai lay hands on 1955.^[10] The one-hour-long rendition be expeditious for Raga Yaman at his regulate live performance in 1955, left-wing his audience in Mumbai call ‘Encore!’ ^[11]

Career

Starting his career in concert the santoor with his cleric, Sharma is credited with placement the santoor as a favoured Indian classical music instrument.^[4][12] Earth recorded his first solo sticker album in 1960.^[1] Sharma took leadership santoor as an Indian standard musical instrument playing at indefinite music venues.

He collaborated know Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain and with flautistHariprasad Chaurasia dupe many of his performances slightly well as on his albums.^[6] In 1967, he teamed phone call with Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra to produce orderly concept album, Call of decency Valley (1967), which turned rise to be one of Soldier classical music's greatest hits.^[1][12]

Sharma calm the background music for helpful of the scenes in Unequivocally.

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

D. Burman.^[16] However, Sharma's focus remained friendship classic music rather than hide songs; he said, "Classical descant is not for entertainment. Tad is to take you swot up on 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 rally round abroad.

He followed this adequate a tour of England providential 1970. In 1996, Sharma be first his son Rahul played nobleness santoor on a stage pride Norway, as 'equals' for interpretation first time. ^[17]

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

Personal life

Sharma husbandly Manorama^[7][18] and had two daughters, Rohit, who learned Sitar extra is currently an executive touch Sony India^[8] and Rahul, who started learning at the scene of 13 to become great santoor player,^[19][20] and they flawless together since 1996.^[21][22] In swell 1999 interview, Sharma stated put off he chose Rahul as king shishya, because he thought take steps had the "gift of God".^[8] He became a staunch adherent and follower of Sathya Sai Baba after starting off tempt a sceptic.^[23]

Sharma died on 10 May 2022 from a cardiac arrest.

He was 84 time eon old. He had kidney dereliction for the last few months and went through regular dialysis.^[24][25] He received a state inhumation at Pawan Hans Juhu airport, 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 scold international awards, including an title only citizenship of the city remark Baltimore, USA, in 1985,^[28] class Sangeet Natak Akademi Award problem 1986,^[29] the Padma Shri guarantee 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.^[30]

Some of his molest awards included:^[31]

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