Srirangam Kannan
| Srirangam S. Kannan | |
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Srirangam Kannan playing the morsing (jaw harp) in a carnatic music concert.
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| Background information | |
| Born |
5 May 1952 Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Instruments | Morsing |
| Website | [1] |
Srirangam Kannan (born 5 May 1952) is an Indian musician and artist, known for playing the morsing. He has a degree in mathematics.
Vidwan Srirangam S. Kannan was born on 5 May 1952 in Srirangam to K Sathyamurthy and Kamalam. Growing up, he had little experience with carnatic music.
When he was 19 years old he heard a concert where Sri Pudukkotai S. Mahadevan played the morsing. Shortly afterwards, he became Mahadevan's disciple. He also learned more about laya (tempo) from Kanadukathan Rajaraman, a kanjeera and mridangam artist and a friend of Mahadevan. By age 23, Srirangam Kannan had started his career as a full-fledged morsing artist.
After graduating from university with a degree in mathematics, he joined Indian Bank, where he worked for 30 years before retiring in 2000 after having become manager.
He continues to play in concerts across India. He also performs regularly for AIR Chennai.
Srirangam Kannan has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions, listed here.
Listed here are Srirangam Kannan's tours and concerts.
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