Shri R. Suriyanarayanan
Thillaisthanam R. Suriyanarayanan, is a senior mridangam artiste with more than 20 years of experience in concert platforms. He has acquired his training from great laya stalwarts Madurai Shri Vaidyanatha Lyer, Tanjore Shri Rajam Iyer and Kumbakonam Shri Rajappa Iyer. He has a post-graduate degree in Rhythmology from University of Madras.
Suri has accompanied many of today's leading as well as upcoming artistes in carnatic music concerts. He has received the Palani Subramania Pillai Endowment Award of Krishna Gana Sabha for the year 2008. He is the 'Aasthika Vidwan' of the Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt of Kanchipuram. He is the founder of Nandikeshwar Tala Vidyalaya, Chromepet, Chennai, with the aim of imparting mridangam lessons to interested students.
Suri has accompanied many of today's leading as well as upcoming artistes in carnatic music concerts. He has received the Palani Subramania Pillai Endowment Award of Krishna Gana Sabha for the year 2008. He is the 'Aasthika Vidwan' of the Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt of Kanchipuram. He is the founder of Nandikeshwar Tala Vidyalaya, Chromepet, Chennai, with the aim of imparting mridangam lessons to interested students.
Raga Surabhi is very happy to introduce Laya Lahiri, which features lecture demonstrations by Suri.
Laya Lahiri is a series of blog posts, or tarangs, comprising of writeups, lecture demonstrations with explanations in tamil and mridangam clips as appropriate.
Listen to Suri's sample mridangam clip from Tarang 1
Listen to Suri's lucid explanations about seven tala families from Tarang 1
Laya Lahiri is a series of blog posts, or tarangs, comprising of writeups, lecture demonstrations with explanations in tamil and mridangam clips as appropriate.
Listen to Suri's sample mridangam clip from Tarang 1
Listen to Suri's lucid explanations about seven tala families from Tarang 1
