Mridangam Groove | Adi Talam Solo | Neyveli B. Venkatesh | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Some consider the mridangam to have mythic origins. It is said to have been played during Lord Shiva’s tandav creation dance, sending primordial rhythms through the heavens.
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Neyveli B Venkatesh is a Chennai-based mridangam player. His rhythm training began under his father AS Balaramanan, and continued under PP Venkatesan and MN Kandaswamy Pillai. His promising career has already featured top accompaniment slots and numerous collaborations, and he is renowned for superb solo performances.

Recorded at Darbar in 2017, at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu:
-Neyveli B. Venkatesh (mridangam)

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