“We spoke about Zakir bhai just last week and now he is no more. It is hard to believe,” says Giridhar Udupa. The son of legendary mridangam artiste Ullur Nagendra Udupa, Giridhar is also known as ...

Artur Dutkiewicz, the "Ambassador of Polish Jazz", and the Indian classical musician Ghatam Giridhar Udupa combine musical forces for three concerts in Poland this May. Indian percussionist Ghatam ...

Giridhar Udupa is an acclaimed Indian ghatam (percussion) artist with three decades of experience of collaborations with eminent artists across the world. (ghatamudupa.com photo) BENGALURU – Acclaimed ...

Ilia Rogatchevski speaks to Polish multi-instrumentalist Wacław Zimpel and master ghatam player Giridhar Udupa about their parallel journeys through music, and their combination as "interstellar folk" ...

For ghatam performe r Ghatam Giridhar Udupa, it's his monthly concerts at government schools, old age homes, cancer and autism centres and rehabilitation homes that give the biggest pleasure.

Giridhar Udupa literally grew up surrounded by the sound of percussion. His father, Ullur Nagendra Udupa, was a mridangist who taught extensively. Giridhar began training in mridangam at age four, ...

In the world of rhythm, his is a distinctive voice. Giridhar Udupa ought to have it for he has trained under the likes of Ullur Nagendra Udupa — his father — besides Sukanya Ramgopal and V. Suresh.

Famous percussionist Giridhar Udupa, who took an IndiGo Bengaluru-Delhi flight to perform at a concert by Grammy winner Ricky Kej recently, had a heart-wrenching experience as his ghatam was broken ...

CHENNAI: When the music influences, harmonies and percussions of two different worlds meet, it’s sure to tug the heart, with soul stirring music. ‘Indialucia’, an international musical project by ...

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