Mridangam Groove | Neyveli. B. Venkatesh | Carnatic Music in South India

Indian classical music at its best...Neyveli. B. Venkatesh plays Adi Talam on the mridangam.

Neyveli B.Venkatesh was born in 1963. His training in Mridangam was started at the age of seven under his father Sri. A.S. Balaramanan. His first stage performance was at the age of ten. He underwent advanced training in Mridangam under Sri.P.P. Venkatesan and Sri Ramanathapuram M.N. Kandaswamy Pillai.

Neyveli. B. Venkatesh (mridangam)

Filmed on location in south India.

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