Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani

As a Professor

Appointed as the Emeritus Professor, University of Madras and visiting professor at Griffith University Australia.

1000+ Students

More than 1000+ students are learning under Sruthi laya kendra of Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani directly and indirectly.

Percussion Albums

Released many albums which specifically focusses on Percussion (Thani Avarthanam) and importance of Layam.

Recent Work

Tri Shakthi

This DVD is dedicated to the living legend Padmabhushan Lalgudi G. Jayaraman on the occasion of his 80th birthday. A scion truly spearheading the Lalgudi music bequest, with resolve for pristine purity, lucidity, immaculate laya and melody. .

Unmatched

The Naada group of Finland has converted the Behag composition into Jazz orchestration and released it as UNMATCHED. It is his greatness as a percussion maestro that caused Eero Haemmeneimi to dedicate four compositions to Mani's name.

Amrutham

His latest venture titled, "Amrutham - Fusion for Freedom" is an imaginative, novel effort that has captured many fans and winning the hearts of all music and laya buffs.

Steps in Time

Collaboration with Japanese musician John Kaizan Neptune to create an album named "Steps in Time". An album with a unique synthesis of shakuhachi and Indian percussion.

Collaboration

Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani, a veteran of fifty five years in the field of Carnatic music is not just a great performer, but a dedicated teacher too. With a zest and passion rarely found elsewhere, he has created a veritable generation of musicians and artists to sustain his style into the next millennium.