Biography:

       Born and Brought up in the district of North Canara, Shri Gurumurthy Vaidya is a Tablist by Profession. Being guided initially by Shri G G Hegde, Yellapur and Pt.Basavaraj Bendigere, Dharwad, he is now under the tutelage of Pt.Ravindra Yavagal, Bangalore. 

       With his own interest, Shri Gurumurthy Vaidya has gained a good knowledge and control over Vocal Music, Pakhawaj, Chende, Mrudanga, other rhythmic instruments along with Tabla. Laya Vinyasa, is a popular programme experimented and popularised by him with performing all said instruments with / without vocal support. A B-High grade Tabla artist of AIR, Bangalore and TV artist has performed worldwide and has accompanied the greatest musicians. He has composed and directed music for many commercial CDs and music projects.

Name of Gurus :

• G.G. Hegde, Yellapur.
• Pt. Basavaraj Bendigere, Dharwad.
• Presently under the tutelage of Pt. Ravindra Yavagal, Bangalore.

Professional Qualification :

• B. Music (Prayag university)
• M.A. (Mysore University)

Honours :

• Karnataka Sangeeth Nrithya Kala Academy.
• Human Resource Development Scholarship, Govt. of India

Achievements :

• Graded artist of AIR Bangalore
• Popularised Laya Vinyasa, an ensemble of Tabla, Pakhawaj, Yakshagana Chende & Mrudanga over many prestigeous stages which has gained its own popularity appealing to the crowds.

Native Place: Heggar, Ankola (Uttara Kannada; Karnataka)


Experience :

Performing in many programmes of AIR & Doordarshan and playing for many commercial CD’s.
Accompanied many well known artists during live performances.

• Dr. N. Rajam
• Pt. Ramrao Naik
• Pt. Brijbhushan Kabra
• Pt. L.K. Pandit
• Pt. Rajeev Taranath
• Pt. Rajendra Prasanna
• Smt. Ashwinibhide Deshpande
• Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar
• Pt. Ajay Pohankar

PERFORMANCES :

• Performed in many prestigious platforms across the country
• Sawai Gandharva Festival, Pune
• Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Sangeeth Sabha, Hyderabad
• South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur
• Pt. Taranath Foundation
• Vasanth Rao Deshpande Smrithi Sangeeth Samaroah (Nagpur)
• Kalamandal, Kerala
• U S A (2007, 2012)
• Muscat (2009)