Puttur Narasimha Nayak Explained

Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Birth Name:Narasimha Nayak
Birth Place:Puttur, Karnataka, India
Birth Date:28 November 1958
Genre:Playback singing, Bhajans, Kirthanas, Indian classical
Occupation:Singer/Vocalist

Puttur Narasimha Nayak is a Kannada and Konkani singer and vocalist from Karnataka.  He sings devotional songs, chiefly Haridasa compositions, and Carnatic classical music. To his credit, he has rendered in Kannada, mainly devotional songs and by Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa and has given many public concerts all over the world.  His "Pavamana Jagada Prana" album was extremely popular.

Personal life

Born in a Gowd Saraswat Brahmin family,[1] Nayak began to learn music at the age of 14.  He took his initial lessons in music from Puttur Devdas Nayak.

He is a native of Dakshina Kannada district. He lives with his wife and two children in Bangalore.

Career

In 1977, he started singing for Konkani, Kannada and Tulu films including Kendada Male, Ujwadu and music by L. Vaidyanathan, Gauri Ganesha, and Rajan–Nagendra.  Puttur Nayak won the award for Best Male Playback Singer at the Karnataka State Film Awards in 1992.  He was awarded the Sri Raghavendra award in 2005.[2] He has sung more than ten thousand devotional, motion picture, and folk songs in 14 Indian languages.[3] [4] [5] He has performed in more than three thousand concerts across the world.[6]  He has toured the US and Bahrain several times and served as a representative in the Kannada conferences abroad.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

List of Audio released

Notes and References

  1. Book: All for more 'Ujwaadu' on GSB traditions: Chinna. Times of India. 13 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Music and dance review. 14 August 2011.
  3. Web site: WebHost4Life | Web Hosting, Unix Hosting, E-Mail, Web Design.
  4. News: Shivarajkumar. The Times of India. 8 January 2012.
  5. News: A memorable evening at Kadri Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20110115063823/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/09/stories/2011010961800600.htm. dead. 15 January 2011. 8 January 2012. Chennai, India. The Hindu. 9 January 2011.
  6. Web site: ourkarnataka.com. OurKarnataka.Com, Inc.. 8 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Devotional Music Event by Puttur Narasimha Nayak Held in Metro.
  8. News: A memorable evening at Kadri Park . https://web.archive.org/web/20110115063823/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/09/stories/2011010961800600.htm . dead . 15 January 2011 . Chennai, India . . 9 January 2011.
  9. Web site: Daijiworld - A News portal linking West coast of India and the World.
  10. News: Bangalore Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106035847/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/02/stories/2011010272100400.htm . dead . 6 January 2011 . Chennai, India . . 2 January 2011.
  11. News: Hindustani music, dance programmes . https://archive.today/20131116081635/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/29/stories/2010082961650300.htm . dead . 16 November 2013 . Chennai, India . . 29 August 2010.
  12. News: In Bangalore Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605032224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/02/stories/2010060272100400.htm . dead . 5 June 2010 . Chennai, India . . 2 June 2010.
  13. News: In Bangalore Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20100817054130/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/10/stories/2010081072100400.htm . dead . 17 August 2010 . Chennai, India . . 10 August 2010.
  14. News: Hampi festival promises to be a cultural extravaganza . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130061801/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/25/stories/2010012552500300.htm . dead . 30 January 2010 . Chennai, India . . 25 January 2010.
  15. News: Songbirds back in Cubbon Park . https://web.archive.org/web/20081009224754/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/06/stories/2008100659070400.htm . dead . 9 October 2008 . Chennai, India . . 6 October 2008.
  16. News: In Mangalore Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20050122174551/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/08/stories/2005010812860300.htm . dead . 22 January 2005 . Chennai, India . . 8 January 2005.
  17. News: Dharmasthala set for cultural carnival . https://archive.today/20131116081235/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/27/stories/2007012701300400.htm . dead . 16 November 2013 . Chennai, India . . 27 January 2007.

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