V. Selvaganesh
Selvaganesh is an Indian percussionist working in the Carnatic tradition and one of the leading kanjira (south Indian frame drum) players of his generation. He is also known as "Chella S.
V. Selvaganesh
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- Name
- V.
- Born
- 28 December 1966
- Birthplace
- Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
- Died
- YYYY MM DD
- Occupation
- Composer, Percussionist
- Nationality
- India
- Fields
- Carnatic music · jazz
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Selvaganesh is an Indian percussionist working in the Carnatic tradition and one of the leading kanjira (south Indian frame drum) players of his generation. He is also known as "Chella S.
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• Name — V. Selvaganesh • Born — 28 December 1966 • Birthplace — Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India • Died — YYYY MM DD • Instrument — Kanjira, Mridangam • Genre — Carnatic classical music • Occupation — Composer, Percussionist • Associated Acts — Shakti, Remember Shakti
Career
Career
Selvaganesh gained world fame through tours with John McLaughlin's group, Remember Shakti. He helps his father, Grammy-Nominated T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram, to run the Sri JGTV school and train a new generation of Carnatic percussionists. He has also composed and produced albums and played with the Swedish bass player Jonas Hellborg and American guitar virtuoso Shawn Lane. In 2012, Selvaganesh made his film directorial debut with Bodhai, a short film in Tamil. He also composed the four-track soundtrack which was released in digital format by Saregama. He is a part of the band Shakti that won the 2024 Grammy Award for the Best Global Music Album.
Film career
Film career
V. Selvaganesh made his debut composing for films with the Tamil movie Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and has composed music for a number of films in Tamil and Telugu.
Discography
• Solo Albums: • Soukha (2006) • Kanjourney (2016) • With Jonas Hellborg: • Good People in Times of Evil (2000) • Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering (2003) • Kali's Son (2006) • Art Metal (2007) • With John Mclaughlin • Remember Shakti - The Believer (2000) • Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay (2001) • Shakti - This Moment • As film composer: • Note: ♦ indicates a remake film. • Year — Tamil — Telugu — Notes • 2008 — Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu — Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu ♦ (2010) • 2010 — Kola Kolaya Mundhirika • Drohi • Nil Gavani Sellathey • 2011 — Kullanari Koottam • Pilla Zamindar • 2012 — Shiva Manasulo Shruti • 2013 — Nirnayam — Also producer • Rettai Vaalu • 2016 — Arthanari • 2017 — Chitrangada • 2019 — Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2
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