Sumesh Narayanan – Podcast

In this episode of Quarantunes, we hear from young mridangist and percussionist Sri. Sumesh Narayanan. He is known for his vibrant accompaniment in Carnatic concerts where he plays for leading artistes.  

This podcast is part of the Quarantunes series, featuring Indian Classical Musicians, recorded during the worldwide shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Released one by one, the full series is at https://lakshmianand.com

A student of Thiruvarur Sri. Bhaktavatsalam, Sri Sumesh is a percussionist who plays several other drums as well and is an indelible part of bands such as IndoSoul and Sparsh. Sri Sumesh is currently working on an EP where he will showcase his ideas on the mridangam and on other percussion instruments.