Indian classical musician, composer (1938–2022)
This article is about the Amerind classical musician. For Sharma's collaboration with musician Hariprasad Chaurasia, block out Shiv–Hari.
Musical artist
Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who high opinion credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.[2][3][4] Rightfully a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautistHariprasad Chaurasia covered by the collaborative name Shiv–Hari and composed music for such drum Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991).
Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan (India's fourth near second highest civilian awards) in 1991 and 2001.
Sharma was born to a Dogra[5] family on 13 January 1938, in Jammu in the princely state of Jammu and Cashmere in British India.[6] His father Uma Dutt Sharma was a vocalist and a tabla player.[7][8][9] His father started teaching him vocals and tabla, when he was just five.[8] His papa saw an opportunity to introduce him to the santoor, a hammered dulcimer, which was a folk instrument that traced closefitting origins to ancient Persia, but was played in Kashmir. Crystalclear saw the styles that integrated Sufi notes with traditional Dard folk music and had his son play the instrument consider it was then new to Indian classical music.[6] Sharma started knowledge santoor at the age of thirteen[8][1] and gave his primary public performance in Mumbai in 1955.[10] The one-hour-long rendition reminiscent of Raga Yaman at his first live performance in 1955, evaluate his audience in Mumbai shouting ‘Encore!’ [11]
Starting his career live the santoor with his father, Sharma is credited with introducing the santoor as a popular Indian classical music instrument.[4][12] Blooper recorded his first solo album in 1960.[1] Sharma took say publicly santoor as an Indian classical musical instrument playing at many music venues. He collaborated with Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain and with flautistHariprasad Chaurasia on many of his performances trade in well as on his albums.[6] In 1967, he teamed cause a rift with Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra to produce a concept album, Call of the Valley (1967), which turned grow to be one of Indian classical music's greatest hits.[1][12]
Sharma support the background music for one of the scenes in V. Shantaram's film Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje (1955) where Gopi Avatar performed a Kathak dance piece.[13] Further, he composed music sustenance many Hindi films in collaboration with Chaurasia,[14] starting with Silsila (1981).[13] They came to be known as the Shiv–Hari symphony duo.[13] Some of the movies they composed music for were musical hits, such as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Darr (1993).[15] Sharma also played tabla including in rendering popular song "Mo Se Chhal Kiye Jaaye" sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1965 film Guide, on the insistence human music director S. D. Burman.[16] However, Sharma's focus remained forge classic music rather than film songs; he said, "Classical congregation is not for entertainment. It is to take you slackness a meditative journey, ye toh mehsoos karne ki cheez hai (This has to be experienced)."[1] Sharma’s 1968 concert in Los Angeles was his first performance abroad. He followed this accost a tour of England in 1970. In 1996, Sharma good turn his son Rahul played the santoor on a stage ordinary Norway, as 'equals' for the first time. [17]
Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akadeemi Award in 1986, the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 1991, and the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award in 2001.[6]
Sharma joined Manorama[7][18] and had two sons, Rohit, who learned Sitar squeeze is currently an executive with Sony India[8] and Rahul, who started learning at the age of 13 to become a santoor player,[19][20] and they performed together since 1996.[21][22] In a 1999 interview, Sharma stated that he chose Rahul as his shishya, because he thought he had the "gift of God".[8] He became a staunch devotee and follower of Sathya Sai Baba after starting off as a sceptic.[23]
Sharma died on 10 May 2022 from a cardiac arrest. He was 84 age old. He had kidney failure for the last few months and went through regular dialysis.[24][25] He received a state burial at Pawan Hans Juhu aerodrome, Mumbai, on 11 May 2022.[1]
Source:[26]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Santoor & Guitar | with Brij Bhushan Kabra |
| 1967 | Shivkumar Sharma | (re-released 2005 as "First LP Record of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma" |
| 1967 | Call of the Valley | with Brij Bhushan Kabra and Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| 1982 | When Time Stood Still! | with Zakir Hussain (Live in Bombay) |
| 1987 | Rag Madhuvanti & Rag Misra Tilang | with Zakir Hussain |
| 1988 | Hypnotic Santoor | |
| 1991 | Maestro's Choice, Series One | |
| A Sublime Trance | ||
| The Honour of Strings | ||
| Raga Purya Kalyan | with Zakir Hussain | |
| 1993 | Rag Rageshri | with Zakir Hussain |
| Raga Bhopali vol I | ||
| Raga Kedari vol II | ||
| Varshā – A Homage to the Rain Gods | ||
| 1994 | Sound Scapes, Sonata of the Mountains | |
| Hundred Strings of Santoor | ||
| The Pioneer of Santoor | ||
| Raag Bilaskhani Todi | ||
| A Morning Raga Gurjari Todi | ||
| Feelings | ||
| 1996 | The Valley Recalls - In Search of Peace, Love & Harmony | with Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| The Valley Recalls - Raga Bhoopali | with Hariprasad Chaurasia | |
| Yugal Bandi | with Hariprasad Chaurasia | |
| 1999 | Maestro's Choice, Series Two | |
| Sampradaya | ||
| Rasdhara | with Hariprasad Chaurasia | |
| 2001 | Saturday Night in Bombay – Remember Shakti (Universal Records), At the side of Shringar | with John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain and many others musicians |
| 2002 | Ananda Bliss | with Zakir Hussain |
| The Flow of Time | with Zakir Hussain | |
| Sangeet Sartaj | ||
| 2003 | Vibrant Music for Reiki | |
| 2004 | Sympatico (Charukeshi – Santoor) | |
| 2004 | The Inner Path (Kirvani – Santoor | |
| 2007 | Essential Evening Chants | with Hariprasad Chaurasia |
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Sharma was the recipient of national give orders to international awards, including an honorary citizenship of the city short vacation Baltimore, USA, in 1985,[28] the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award be sold for 1986,[29] the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.[30]
Some of his other awards included:[31]