VERSATILE, MULTIGENRE DRUMMER AND PERCUSSION ARTIST

Over the past 25 years, Arun Kumar has carved a niche for himself in the world of percussion
as one of the finest drummers who perform inter-disciplinary music.

Performed Worldwide in more than 27 Countries

  • Born in a family of musicians, he was introduced to music by Vidwan Sri Anoor Suryanarayana
  • He learned jazz drumming from his father Vidwan Sri Babu Sukumar, and legendary drummer Sri Ranjit Barot
  • He mastered the Indian rhythm from Vidwan Sri S. V. Giridhar and Vidwan Sri Anoor R. Ananthakrishna Sharma
  • He is very precise in getting the Indian rhythmical structures in jazz drumming
  • He sensitively comprehends the manodharma of non-percussion and percussion artists
  • Has the ability to quickly grasp musical and rhythmical patterns and reproduce the same
  • He has exceptional tonal quality and pitch alignment with both drums and morsing instruments

Soulful performances from the archives

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Playing with the best

Being part of the music fraternity in the South Indian film industry, he has performed regularly with Legendary Singers & Bands