About Bhavani Shankar
Lived 1956 – 2023 (aged 66–67). Bhavani Shankar was an Indian musician and percussionist.
A still of Shri Bhawani Shankar Kathak who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani Music- Instrumental (Pakhawaj) by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on 26 October 2004
Bhavani Shankar (1956 – 30 December 2023) was an Indian pakhawaj drum player.
Bhavani Shankar was born into a musical family, beginning his study of pakhawaj and tabla at the age of eight. His father Babulalji was a renowned Kathak performer, a style of Indian classical dance. He played with many Indian artists including bansuri player Hariprasad Chaurasia, santoor player Shiv Kumar Sharma and tabla players Zakir Hussain and Anindo Chatterjee. In later years he made his mark as a composer for films and experimental fusion projects.
Shankar died from a cardiac arrest on 30 December 2023.
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Indian musician
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Bhavani Shankar was born in 1956.
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Bhavani Shankar died on 30 December 2023.
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