Gurumurthy Vaidya

Pandit Gurumurthy Vaidya is a Bengaluru-based Hindustani tabla artist who grew up in North Karnataka as a child prodigy. He is a B-High graded artiste of All India Radio and has received an award from the Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Kala Academy and a scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development. He accompanies Hindustani vocalists in concert, has presented ensembles such as Laya Vinyasa (tabla, pakhawaj, Yakshagana chende and mridanga), and teaches tabla through classes based in Bangalore.