Srirangam Kannan

Srirangam S. Kannan

Srirangam Kannan playing the morsing (jaw harp) in a carnatic music concert.
Background information
Born (1952-05-05) 5 May 1952
Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres Indian classical music
Instruments Morsing
Website

Srirangam Kannan (born 5 May 1952) is an Indian musician and artist, known for playing the morsing. He has a degree in mathematics.

Profile

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 [1] 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.[2] He also performs regularly for AIR Chennai.[3]

Awards and honours

Srirangam Kannan has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions, listed here.[4]

Tours and concerts

Listed here are Srirangam Kannan's tours and concerts.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bilvac.com/bilvamusic/album.html
  2. ↑ Video on YouTube
  3. ↑ http://archives.chennaionline.com/music/Carnaticmusic/2006/05srirangamkannan.asp
  4. ↑ http://sites.google.com/site/srirangamskannan/awards-accolades
  5. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/19/stories/2005061913910400.htm
  6. ↑ http://sites.google.com/site/srirangamskannan/tours-events
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