Walking in the Rain - Hariprasad Chaurasia & Shiv Kumar Sharma

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Shivkumar Sharma (born January 13, 1938, Jammu, India ) is an Indian Santoor player.The Santoor is a folk instrument from Kashmir and Jammu.Sharma is often referred to by the title Pandit.
He was born in Jammu to the singer Uma Dutt Sharma and his mother tongue is Dogri. His father started teaching him vocals and tabla when he was just five. Uma Dutt Sharma did "extensive research" on the santoor, and decided that Sharma should be the first musician to play Indian classical music on the santoor. So he started learning santoor at the age of thirteen, and made his father's dream come true. He gave his first public performance in Bombay in 1955.

Sharma married Manorama and has two sons.His son, Rahul, is also a Santoor Player and they have performed together since 1996.In a 1999 interview to rediff.com, Shivkumar stated that he chose Rahul as his shishya because he thought he had the "gift of God".

Awards

Shivkumar is the recipient of national and international awards, including an honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA, in 1985,the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986, the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.
Awards (classical and film)
Platinum Disc for Call of the Valley
Platinum Disc for music of film Silsila
Gold Disc for music of film Faasle
Platinum Disc for music of film Chandni
Special Award for outstanding music and sale of film Lamhe
Special Award for outstanding music and sale of film Darr

Shivkumar Sharma - Maestro's Choice, Series 1 (1967)
Call of the Valley, with Brij Bhushan Kabra and Hariprasad Chaurasia (1967)
When Time Stood Still (Live in Bombay) (1982)
The Glory Of Strings - Santoor (1991), T-Series
Raga Bhopali vol I (1993)
Raga Kedari vol II (1993)
Varshā - A Homage to the Rain Gods (1993)
Hundred Strings of Santoor (1994)
Hypnotic Santoor (1994)
The Pioneer of Santoor (1994)
Raag Bilaskhani Todi (1994)
World Network Series, Vol. 1: India- Raga Purya Kalyan, with Zakir Hussain (1995)
Santoor (Raag Rageshri) (1998)
Sampradaya (1999)
Rasdhara, with Hariprasad Chaurasia (1999)
The Valley Recalls - Vol.2, with Hariprasad Chaurasia (2000)
Ananda Bliss, with Zakir Hussain (2002)
Vibrant Music for Reiki (2003)
Sympatico (Charukeshi - Santoor)(2004)
The Inner Path (Kirvani - Santoor) (2004)
Essential Evening Chants (2007)
A Morning Raga Gurjari Todi (2010)
Shivkumar Sharma 2 - Maestro's Choice, Series 2 (2011)
Sangeet Sartaj (2011)

http://www.santoor.com/