Shivkumar Sharma Explained

Shivkumar Sharma
Birth Date:1938 1, df=y
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Background:person
Genre:Hindustani classical music
Years Active:1955–2022

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.[2] [3] [4] As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia under the collaborative name Shiv–Hari and composed music for such hit 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 and second highest civilian awards) in 1991 and 2001.

Early life

Sharma was born on 13 January 1938, in Jammu in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India.[5] His father Uma Dutt Sharma was a vocalist and a tabla player.[6] [7] [8] His father started teaching him vocals and tabla, when he was just five.[7] His father saw an opportunity to introduce him to the santoor, a hammered dulcimer, which was a folk instrument that traced its origins to ancient Persia, but was played in Kashmir. He saw the styles that integrated Sufi notes with traditional Kashmiri folk music and had his son play the instrument that was then new to Indian classical music. Sharma started learning santoor at the age of thirteen[7] [1] and gave his first public performance in Mumbai in 1955.[9] The one-hour-long rendition of Raga Yaman at his first live performance in 1955, left his audience in Mumbai shouting ‘Encore!’ [10]

Career

Starting his career playing the santoor with his father, Sharma is credited with introducing the santoor as a popular Indian classical music instrument.[11] He recorded his first solo album in 1960. Sharma took the santoor as an Indian classical musical instrument playing at various music venues. He collaborated with Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain and with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia on many of his performances as well as on his albums. In 1967, he teamed up with Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra to produce a concept album, Call of the Valley (1967), which turned out to be one of Indian classical music's greatest hits.

Sharma composed the background music for one of the scenes in V. Shantaram's film Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje (1955) where Gopi Krishna performed a Kathak dance piece.[12] Further, he composed music for many Hindi films in collaboration with Chaurasia,[13] starting with Silsila (1981). They came to be known as the Shiv–Hari music duo. Some of the movies they composed music for were musical hits, such as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Darr (1993).[14] Sharma also played tabla including in the popular song "Mo Se Chhal Kiye Jaaye" sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1965 film Guide, on the insistence of music director S. D. Burman.[15] However, Sharma's focus remained on classic music rather than film songs; he said, "Classical music is not for entertainment. It is to take you on 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 with a tour of England in 1970. In 1996, Sharma and his son Rahul played the santoor on a stage in Norway, as 'equals' for the first time. [16]

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.

Personal life

Sharma married Manorama[17] and had two sons, Rohit, who learned Sitar and is currently an executive with Sony India and Rahul, who started learning at the age of 13 to become a santoor player,[18] [19] and they performed together since 1996.[20] [21] In a 1999 interview, Sharma stated that he chose Rahul as his shishya, because he thought he had the "gift of God".

Sharma died on 10 May 2022 from a cardiac arrest. He was 84 years old. He had kidney failure for the last few months and went through regular dialysis.[22] [23] He received a state funeral at Pawan Hans Juhu aerodrome, Mumbai, on 11 May 2022.[1]

Discography

Albums

Source:[24]

YearTitleNotes
1964Santoor & Guitar
1967Shivkumar Sharma (re-released 2005 as "First LP Record of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma"
1967Call of the Valley
1982When Time Stood Still!with Zakir Hussain (Live in Bombay)
1987Rag Madhuvanti & Rag Misra Tilangwith Zakir Hussain
1988Hypnotic Santoor
1991Maestro's Choice, Series One
A Sublime Trance
The Glory of Strings
Raga Purya Kalyanwith Zakir Hussain
1993Rag Rageshriwith Zakir Hussain
Raga Bhopali vol I
Raga Kedari vol II
Varshā – A Homage to the Rain Gods
1994Sound Scapes, Music of the Mountains
Hundred Strings of Santoor
The Pioneer of Santoor
Raag Bilaskhani Todi
A Morning Raga Gurjari Todi
Feelings
1996The Valley Recalls - In Search of Peace, Love & Harmonywith Hariprasad Chaurasia
The Valley Recalls - Raga Bhoopaliwith Hariprasad Chaurasia
Yugal Bandiwith Hariprasad Chaurasia
1999Maestro's Choice, Series Two
Sampradaya
Rasdharawith Hariprasad Chaurasia
2001Saturday Night in Bombay – Remember Shakti (Universal Records), Composed Shringarwith John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain and many others musicians
2002Ananda Blisswith Zakir Hussain
The Flow of Timewith Zakir Hussain
Sangeet Sartaj
2003Vibrant Music for Reiki
2004Sympatico (Charukeshi – Santoor)
2004The Inner Path (Kirvani – Santoor
2007Essential Evening Chantswith Hariprasad Chaurasia

Contributing artist

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Awards

Sharma was the recipient of national and international awards, including an honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA, in 1985,[25] the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986,[26] the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.[27]

Some of his other awards included:[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away . The Indian Express . 10 May 2022 . 10 May 2022 . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045851/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/santoor-maestro-pandit-shivkumar-sharma-passes-away-7909458/ . live.
  2. Web site: 10 November 2005 . Santoor strains music to ears of unborn too . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111125110025/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=156422 . 25 November 2011 . 7 February 2009 . The Indian Express.
  3. News: 27 February 2005 . Santoor magic . . Chennai, India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050305094752/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/02/27/stories/2005022700570500.htm . 5 March 2005.
  4. Web site: 8 January 2009 . Santoor comes of age, courtesy Pandit Shivkumar Sharma . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003153228/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/santoor-comes-of-age-courtesy-pandit-shivkumar-sharma/408023/ . 3 October 2012 . 7 February 2009 . The Indian Express.
  5. News: Tsioulcas . Anastasia . 10 May 2022 . Celebrated Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharma has died at age 84 . en . NPR . 10 May 2022 . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045851/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097841651/celebrated-indian-musician-and-composer-shivkumar-sharma-has-died-at-age-84 . live .
  6. News: 13 October 2002 . Note by note . The Times of India . 7 February 2009 . 7 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607015434/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/24965752.cms . live .
  7. Web site: 20 August 1999 . Music is an expression of human emotions . 7 February 2009 . rediff.com . 7 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024641/http://www.rediff.com/chat/2508shiv.htm . live .
  8. News: Gilbert . Andrew . 16 November 2007 . Masters of the East come West . . 7 February 2009 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924003902/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/11/16/masters_of_the_east_come_west/ . live .
  9. Web site: parab . bhagwan . 11 May 2022 . Shivkumar Sharma, the santoor king, dies at 84 . 10 May 2022 . Deccan Chronicle . en . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045852/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110522/shivkumar-sharma-the-santoor-king-dies-at-84.html . live.
  10. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/20220523-pandit-shivkumar-sharma-player-of-our-heartstrings-1948637-2022-05-13
  11. Book: Lavezzoli, Peter . The Dawn of Indian Music in the West . 2006 . Continuum International Publishing Group . 0-8264-1815-5 . 32 . 23 October 2016 . 4 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704201315/http://books.google.com/books?id=OSZKCXtx-wEC . live .
  12. News: 6 April 2000 . Enchantment from Eden valley . . Chennai, India . dead . 15 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107182557/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/04/06/stories/09060701.htm . 7 November 2012.
  13. Web site: I just pick up the flute and feel the urge to play. Financial Express. 15 February 2009. 19 February 2000. dead. https://archive.today/20120730165820/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000220/fle20057.html. 30 July 2012.
  14. Web site: 10 May 2022 . Shivkumar Sharma dies at 84: How Yash Chopra believed in santoor legend, gave us Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni and Darr . 10 May 2022 . The Indian Express . en . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045852/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/shivkumar-sharma-passes-away-film-music-yash-chopra-santoor-shiv-hari-silsila-lamhe-chandni-darr-7909426/ . live .
  15. Web site: Bhattacharjee . Balaji Vittal and Anirudha . Back-to-back heartbreak: SD Burman's 'Guide' experiment remains unparalleled in Hindi film music . 10 May 2022 . Scroll.in . 31 October 2016 . en-US . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045854/https://scroll.in/reel/820398/back-to-back-heartbreak-sd-burmans-guide-experiment-remains-unparalleled-in-hindi-film-music . live .
  16. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/20220523-pandit-shivkumar-sharma-player-of-our-heartstrings-1948637-2022-05-13
  17. Web site: 18 August 2006 . Sultan of strings: Shivakumar Sharma . 7 February 2009 . DNA . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045854/https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/grandeur-sultan-of-strings-shiv-kumar-sharma-1048006 . live .
  18. Web site: 18 March 1998 . Virasaat . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516073156/http://www.rediff.com/style/1998/mar/18rahul.htm . 16 May 2008 . 7 February 2009 . rediff.com.
  19. News: Dastur . Nicole . 3 July 2006 . What's Rahul Sharma's Dalai Lama connection? . The Times of India . 7 February 2009 . 14 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114102836/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-times/Whats-Rahul-Sharmas-Dalai-Lama-connection/articleshow/1702443.cms . live .
  20. Web site: 1 July 2007 . Santoor notes that bind: father-son 'Jugalbandi' . 7 February 2009 . livemint.com . 20 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220041832/https://www.livemint.com/2007/07/01145054/santoor-notes-that-bind-fathe.html . live .
  21. Web site: 29 July 2008 . Inner Melodies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003153340/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inner-Melodies/341516/ . 3 October 2012 . 7 February 2009 . The Indian Express.
  22. Web site: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Dies: Santoor Maestro and Music Composer Passes Away at 84 Due to Cardiac Arrest. LatestLY. 10 May 2022 . 10 May 2022. 10 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220510163715/https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/pandit-shivkumar-sharma-dies-santoor-maestro-and-music-composer-passes-away-at-84-due-to-cardiac-arrest-3689704.html. live.
  23. News: The Hindu . Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma passes away . 10 May 2022 . 10 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510135730/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/santoor-maestro-shivkumar-sharma-passes-away/article65400723.ece . 10 May 2022 . en-IN.
  24. Web site: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma . 10 May 2022 . . en . 15 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220415220931/https://www.discogs.com/artist/65626-Pandit-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma . live .
  25. Web site: Profile. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427083504/http://www.india-today.com/mtoday/profiles/sksharma.html. 27 April 2009. 7 February 2009. India Today.
  26. Web site: Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards – Hindustani Music – Instrumental. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031324/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_music_hindustani_instrumenta.html. 16 August 2007. 13 May 2009. Sangeet Natak Akademi.
  27. Web site: Padma Awards. 13 May 2009. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India). 29 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329045746/http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=0&award_year=&state=&field=3&p_name=Sharma&award=All. live.
  28. Web site: 10 May 2022 . Santoor legend's other honours News . 10 May 2022 . Zee News . en . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045853/https://zeenews.india.com/photos/entertainment/padma-vibhushan-pandit-shivkumar-sharma-dies-at-84-leaves-behind-rich-legacy-a-look-at-his-impeccable-achievements-2462185/santoor-legends-other-honours-2462188 . live .

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