Enchanting Flute Hamsanadam on the Beach | Shashank Subramanyam | Music of India

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Shashank Subramanyam is a Grammy nominated renowned exponent of the Bamboo Flute from India and specialises in Indian Classical Music. He was a child prodigy and began performing from his age of 6 and has performed in the top circuit for three decades.

Shashank has evolved a Flute playing style of his own and has been an inspiration to flute players in India and around the world. Some of his techniques including the use of multi flute transposed fingering technique and dual octave production has won him world acclaim. Specialized in Carnatic classical and trained in Hindustani Classical music, he incorporates patterns of improvisation from both systems of Music from India and uses a range of flutes to cover octaves that are not supported by the traditional Carnatic flute. Shashank is known for his intricate and intense (Improvisations), melodious keerthana ( composition) renderings and pulsating kalpanaswaram (Faster and rhythmic improvisations). His concerts generally include a Ragam Tanam Pallavi as a central piece, normally composed by Shashank himself.

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