Bangalore N. Amrit

Bangalore Sri Amrit N. is one of the leading top ranking Khanjira and Mridangam artists in the world. His ‘trend setting’ power packed performances, versatility, speed and intricate pattern presentation with aesthetics, grace & beauty have fascinated large audiences and achieved critical acclaim all over the world. Sri Amrit is the son of violin virtuoso Vidwan. Sri Basavanagudi G.Nataraj. He started learning Mridangam at the age of 5 from Vidwan Sri M. Vasudeva Rao & continued Mridangam training under Vidwan Sri A. V. Anand. Sri Amrit had the fortune of learning Khanjira from 'Khanjira Maestro' Legendary Vidwan Sri G. Harishankar.

Sri Amrit is the worthy successor to the throne of his Guru Sri G. Harishankar. He is upholding this tradition of Khanjira playing & taking forward his Guru’s Legacy to greater heights. Sri Amrit has performed with the most elite of musicians, such as Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Dr. T.K.Murthy, Sri Palghat R. Raghu, Dr. Umayalpuram K.Sivaraman, Guru Karaikudi Mani, Dr. L. Subramaniam, to name a few. Sri Amrit N. stands as a bastion of Carnatic Percussion upholding the tradition, and contributing enormously towards promoting Khanjira into main stream international music scenario.