Here is a man who can create music from anything and that is none other than our Drums Shivamani. He is born on 1st December 1959 and a Percussionist cum Music Director. Shivamani does not need any introduction and is popular among Indians and Foreigners for his amazing performance on Drums. He plays many instruments – Drums, Octoban, Darbuka, Udukku, Ghatam, Kanjiara are a few to list.
Shivamani is based in Chennai and began drumming at the age of seven and started his musical career at the age of eleven. Shivamani has performed with many Indian as well as Foreign musicians and artists. He was conferred upon with the title of “Kalaimamani” by the Tamil Nadu Government in 2009. He was honoured with the “Best Instrumental Act” at the prestigious Live Quotients Awards in 2015 (LQA 2015). In 2019, he was conferred upon with the title “Padma Shri” by the Government of India.
Let us enjoy his solo performance at home during the recent Covid-19 Lockdown. He utilizes whatever common things available at home in addition to other standard musical instruments during this amazing performance.
