MERU Concert - Padma Bhushan Vikku Vinayakram on Ghatam

MERU Concert: 20 July 2016, Theater Oranjerie, Roermond, The Netherlands
Grammy award winner Vikku Vinayakram presents his deep and intricate percussion compositions. Vikku is recipient of Padma Bhushan award, the prestigious National honour conferred by the President of India; and Sangeet Natak Acadami award, the highest honor for music in India.
Vikku’s mastery over percussion is legendary. He is playing ghatam, an ancient percussion instrument of South India. He is joined by his son V. Selvaganesh and his grandson S. Swaminathan both international celebrities in themselves, known for their imaginative and beautiful percussion skills. Also accompanying them are N. Rajaraman on Gethu Vadhyam and A. Ganesan on Morsing.

[@drdeepa51]

My 3 months old baby stops crying listening to this audio. Thank you so much

[@unnikrishnanmenon4178]

Did you look at the eyes of yr baby.If tears are there he is really enjoying.Bharata Munis Natyasastra says "the final full level of any classical art isthe stage whentears will come in eyes of the audience.Iam 75 years and many times I had this Experience.HARAKRISHNA!!!!

[@rupambaruahmusic]

He/she has a soul of an artist.

[@myharsh271]

Haha awesome

[@zMukulSingh]

❤

[@sumasinha4252]

😂😂

[@d.hruthireddy1391]

Do you know the ghatams are made with so much effort like the clay for each instrument also travels some distance. It is collected from five or six pounds, dried for a day and then mixed with fine sand from the vaigai river.then graphite and lead are added to improve the tone. The clay is then stamped on for six hours and kept aside for two days. When it is stronger, it is ready to be cast into a pot. They sit in front of electric wheel, pats a lump of clay and places it on the center. As it turns, they quickly draws up the clay and shapes it with hands. When ready, a raw clay pot weighs a whopping sixteen kilograms. It is then handed to another person for finishing by beating it's sides. For the next couple of weeks, the ghatams is dried in the shade and then warmed for four hours under a fierce sun. Finally, yellow and red polishes are applied to the pot that it is then fired in kiln for twelve hours. It sheds means looses half of weight when baked. The result is eight kilograms of the clay that makes beautiful music It takes six or more years to learn this superb art The tricky part is tempering the ghatams to improve the tone, whacking the sides with their right hand. With their left hand they rotate a round stone inside the pot.thats to see that the wall does not collapse. Their hands hurt all the time.their pain shoots down from their exhausted shoulders to their finger tips. But a minute later, they pick up the wood and stone and adjusts the pot on their lap. The beating resumes. In manamadurai, meenakshi is fondly called the potter who got awards. A large gilt framed photograph shows meenakshi receiving the award from president of India. It turns out from the prestigious sangeet natac akademi. The akademi booklet lauds meenakshi's skill in making quality ghatams.it adds that hundreds of ghatams made by her travelled with performers all over the world. The pots now tend to be as players prefer them lighter, smaller, more elegant. They're easier to carry about, but ramesh her son points out. Manamadurai ghatams are still heaviest variety

[@mahidharmanat5681]

🙏🏼👍🏻🎼🧡🌸💐💚🇮🇳

[@nutankharade8051]

Excellent art. 👍🙏

[@parshuramray1213]

Thanks ❤🌹🙏 for such deep information

[@rajdeepr712]

❤️❤️

[@shobhavenkatesh20]

Thank you about detailed information

[@manishthanvi6456]

He deserves bharat ratna

[@ankitrajpatel7642]

2024 me kon dekh rha

[@swamichaitanyanada796]

Me

[@ulhasdhupkar1381]

Me

[@dharmendramahli3324]

Me also

[@DrAmanKapoor]

What positive energy flows through him and his music. enchanted !!!!!!

[@NatpeThunaiOfficial]

13:10 My fav. Child inside, Master outside... Legends are not born, they are made!!

[@svaccha_]

love his energy.. somehow he looks like an old baby. amazing

[@sreeanmol6168]

Salutes,Hats Off.Amazing Prides of Father Of Ghatam, He Came From The Soul Of Lord Siv. OOM

[@user-hs8ui2yl9g]

Damn true sir 🙏🙏

[@Sanghitabasu50]

Outstanding....Pranam to his lotus feet....so humble in nature.... Respected Vikku Vinayakram ji 🙏🙏

[@devgowri]

Thanks google for introducing such a wonderful talent in my recommended list...Great experience

[@MERUConcerts]

Happy you enjoyed this. Link to the youtube channel 'MERU Concerts' kzbin.info

[@diliprwadje672]

devgowri OK..

[@mayainoxia4154]

I went to a music store and found one of these vases and just had t buy it and had no idea what it was... i looked up "musical vase" and was lead here...im definitely learning how to play this now

Pot, not a vase :) The musical one is built to be an instrument.

[@DumruFest]

The Musical Vase you see is called a "Ghatam" ( Earthen Pot)

[@basabsanyal3240]

@@the_good_vibez2z401 ji right said

[@kankanmalakar]

In my opinion, no instrument compares to the Ghatam. The clay(Earth) mixed with Water and forged in Fire. The sound revrebates through the Air in the instrument. Thus you have a confluence of these elements(Earth+Water+Fire+Air), the very building blocks of the universe.

[@arachnid83]

@@HardeepSingh-pu3pe Whoa whoa easy now. We Indians play/listen to rap, rock, metal and western pop too. Whats wrong if others pick up Indian music? Nothing wrong in it. It'll just become more popular.

[@detouredbriefly9426]

there is so much more going on here than meets the eye

[@jigold22571]

ThankU, Eternal Gratitude and Appreciation for sharing and posting.

[@user-rw8uq3tv6p]

On some orher tabla drum video a person mentioned the ghatam. Then I found this video. The Utube algorithm was part of the spiritual path. 😉

[@atreyasarmauppaluri6915]

Marvellous! Amazingly breathless rhythmic intonation. A thousand salutations to Smt Sukkanya.

[@nixheb]

Wish I could like this a million times ! :D

[@avsubhashpaints8715]

Awesome sir,it is kalinga narthana keerthana song,sir just did all.song by Ghatam,Fantastic sir

[@baraniganapathy9563]

True musician converted fans into musician

[@baraniganapathy9563]

@Nishma. Gha?

[@gopalakrishnapillai6631]

@@kanchinishma ÀBY

[@lucagambirasio]

Thani aavarthanam with the audience! amazing!

[@reghuscorpios]

Words are least in my vocabulary to say my feelings after hearing.. I'm just a worm in front of legend to describe about them..

[@squidsweat]

same

[@ankitrajpatel7642]

Respect for t h vinayak ram❤❤❤ gramy award winner

[@parthasarathykrishnan4867]

Made feel music in every audience's heart ❤️ Love you VV Sir

[@sureshkumarm.n.7049]

music is a GODLY UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

[@amandeepsingh5129]

U are right brother

[@sangameswararao2292]

Yes it is really true

[@binujohnp.abinujohnp.a2900]

Yes

[@paraymajeed]

I think the award is deserved by potter, who had made such strong pots to bear that kind of beating, without being broken.

[@sanjumakvan9685]

dear frnd its made of not only clay.. but made of clay woth metal..

[@piyalichakraborty7403]

Tabla and ghatam these two instruments make our mind fresh

[@fabioaraujo8379]

Excelente! Um ânimo para o coração e um alívio para a alma.

[@prasadpalaparthi3463]

👏👏👏👏👏 🇮🇳 Jai Hind || Akhanda Bharatham Namonamami || Vande Maatharam sada smarami || Bharath Matha ki JAI ||

[@JJDSG]

Thanks for Uploading This ...Great

[@sunilmwarakde4027]

अकल्पानीय

[@user-wh7ct5ff3z]

日本の太鼓のリズムに似てる･･good👍💕

[@prathappoojary3618]

Carnatic Music is Real Authentic Indian Music

[@surendrabisht4004]

100 baar Naman aise kalakaar ko

[@satyamyadav7983]

कौन कौन 6 साल बाद इसे देख रहा है

[@suvasineehota9107]

Wahhhhhhh very very sweet and melodious

[@LakshmiRSrinivasan]

Amazing skills. Salute Sir. 🙏🌺

[@Darshantunes]

Shri Vikku Vinayakram is one of the best in Carnatic music fraternity

[@nomadicculture6821]

SSC के पेपर में पूछा था घटम क्या होता है

[@vspramaraopaparaju4331]

Legends are created by God. Marvelous performance.

[@explorewithsubhasangram8056]

Uncle aap bahut acche bajate Hain

[@mannubhardwaj4773]

Beautiful ❤

[@kajolmukherjee9359]

Fantastic ... Love it

[@mannubhardwaj4773]

Beautiful ❤️

[@HarshwardhanShahani]

!ncredible India! Bharat Ratna!

[@gauravkaushik4903]

Awesome... Unparalleled

[@abhimanyu8387]

Just fabulous.......

[@VisvanadinPalaniswamy]

Great musician!

[@belitiadmin4309]

real ASMR!!!

[@Ashop0010]

Fantastic

[@user-rs2xg6hd4c]

গ্রামের ঘরে খুঁজলে এমন প্রতিভা গলিতে গলিতে ছড়িয়ে ছিটিয়ে আছে ।কিন্তু খুঁজে এনে কে হাজির করবে এই মহা সভায় ।

[@quinopro]

:O nice sanskrit

[@anjanjan82]

If you look for it in a village house, such talents are scattered in the streets. But who will find them and present them in this great meeting.

[@cultureofgoaisamazing]

🙏🙏 Salute..

[@vinuprasads5764]

Sir Super👌👌👌👍👍

[@vinaydhuriya5507]

Dil se salam 👌🙏👍

[@satishguptha6477]

I have listening 17th time

[@geethanjalibalaraman755]

Eraivanin maru vadivam essai...🙏🙏

[@deepu__]

Guruji🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ashashroff1700]

Kkadam yem Thamilar Maraphu. Yethilum, Isai Yetrovoam. Mootha Kudi naangaa.

[@jishnum2405]

Amazing!!!

[@tintin-qu4gs]

legend

[@nalinsen9671]

Mesmerising!

[@L7RidersBangalore]

Outstanding....

[@AlbySilly]

I do prefer the sound of an udu, but this man has some serious talent

[@srikanthsundararaman4864]

He won Grammy. Do you know?

[@lilhar9678]

Hes hittin it hard!

[@AamirKhan-bx5kl]

Wah g wah

[@DrAmanKapoor]

Mesmerised!!!

[@chittammantrah309]

Great and unique sir... amazing

[@arpittiwary1306]

His name is t.h vinay Kam

[@vempatissn]

Great of Great

[@sb-hf7tw]

Can we try it on our head or table? अद्भुत अद्भुत अद्भुत!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AKASHKUSHAWAHA-gu7bt]

Koin koin nveen sir ki gs ke book pdhne ke bad dekh rha hai

[@ajijkhan3580]

Bahut hi khub guru ji

[@geethanjalibalaraman755]

Paramanin paadham aaduvadhu pole evaradhu kaigal...🙏🙏

[@pavaninune442]

Legend. . .

[@meghanaorem5616]

Amazing

[@stardjlalkuannewdelhi8124]

nice

[@zMukulSingh]

🙏❣️

[@rajankler]

o wao its amazing!

[@vijaygavandar1956]

A great experience.

[@kuppusaamik]

fantastic

[@Puttyankit11music]

Sangeet ek khoj hai...🙏🙌🏾 Awaz to do... Bajakr to dekho😊 love u sir.. Beautifuly Played....

[@atomaalatonal]

ghatams are great sounding. sonically rich.

[@anchalprajapati8259]

great❤❤

[@vikastiwari4129]

❤🎉

[@kushanishalika3744]

Enshant sri lanka and medival and modarn how to cambain vith thala ridams of our owen neture

[@user-hs8ui2yl9g]

It's karpoor gouvram mantra 🙏🙏

[@raviskolara]

ನನ್ನೊಳು ಸಂಗೀತವೋ...ಸಂಗೀತದೊಳು ನಾನೋ...ಭಲೆ

[@anjanjan82]

I love music ... I love music

[@domihaz7788]

he's a drummer!

[@axxoaxxo8823]

Gazzab

[@dipakchoudhari]

Son: father i failed in exam Father: 12:54

[@shavkat-dineshshatrov2325]

Nice.JGD.

[@rajkumarp9454]

I would like buy CD album of this music, what album can find this only Ghatam. Thanks

[@manjunathas7920]

👌

[@fakhrulislam9363]

🙏

[@priyatoshroy1424]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@khubaib715]

Vere level

[@vibinchandar2186]

தாத்தா uningala pakka waiting my marriage ku

[@chitta8609]

Easy to play this on tabla.... But this guy's are showingggg more expensive

[@ghavocc]

Greetings, are you familiar with how the artist changed the pitch of the "Ghatams" that were on the side? Is this part of the molding/pottery stage or has water been added to the vessel?

[@rahulanilkumar9562]

Size. Larger ghatams have lower pitches.

[@eugenioestebanghio2224]

Pinte una parroquia señor

[@ggk245]

Brahmanaad

[@93gursimranjot]

He must give a mean massage 🤣 Get performance tho, loved it

[@humanfirst6085]

Simran Singh sahi keha bai