Sivamani

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sivamani
Occupation	Percussionist
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1959(1959-12-01)
Age	65
Birthplace	Chennai
Country	India
Birth City	Tamil Nadu
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Sivamani Biography

Sivamani is one of the most popular and richest Percussionist who was born on December 1, 1959 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Sivamani is a Chennai-based percussionist. He began drumming at the age of seven. sivamani started his musical career at the age of 11, and later shifted to Mumbai. He was inspired by Noel Grant and Billy Cobham. He has played for M.S.Viswanathan, Illayaraja, A R Rahman and others. In 1990, he shared the stage with Billy Cobham at Mumbai’s Rang Bhavan. He has stated that S. P. Balasubrahmanyam is his godfather.

sivamani has performed in Dubai, Moscow, New York, Doha and Toronto. During the Mumbai Festival 2005, Coca-Cola India invited him to perform at the Limca Fresh Face 2005 event, where he created melody from Limca bottles. He has also worked on Galli Galli Sim Sim, an educational series on Pogo and Cartoon Network.

Sivamani Net Worth

Sivamani is one of the richest Percussionist from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sivamani 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sivamani (1 December 1959), commonly known by his stage name Drums Sivamani, is an Indian percussionist. He plays many instruments including drums, octoban, darbuka, udukai, ghatam and kanjira. He performed drumming during the IPL Championships in 2008 and 2010. He is affiliated with the Chennai Super Kings team, but gained recognition through his role as A. R. Rahman’s lead percussionist.They are close friends from childhood. In 2019, he was conferred with Padma Shri.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sivamani Dating?

According to our records, Sivamani married to Runa Rizvi. As of December 1, 2023, Sivamani’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Sophia Ranked on the list of most popular Percussionist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Sivamani celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Sivamani

1. Sivamani is an Indian percussionist and music composer.
2. He has worked with A.R. Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, and others.
3. Sivamani has performed in over 35 countries worldwide.
4. He has won numerous awards for his contributions to music.
5. Sivamani has played on over 200 film soundtracks in India.
6. He is known for his unique style of playing multiple instruments simultaneously.
7. Sivamani has collaborated with international artists like Stevie Wonder and Zakir Hussain.
8. He was a judge on the popular Indian TV show “Super Singer”.
9. Sivamani’s debut album “Rhythmscape” was released in 1999.
10. He is also a philanthropist, supporting various charitable causes through his music.

Who is Sivamani's wife?

Runa Rizvi

Why does Sivamani cover his head?

This is because of AR Rahman. Years ago, he had gifted me one, and that turned out to be lucky for me. Since that day, whenever I play music, I have been wearing a bandana,” Sivamani told us frankly. AR Rahman’s lucky for him, eh?

How old is Sivamani?

62 years (December 1, 1959)

Is Sivamani best drummer in the world?

Despite working for over three decades in cinema, the percussionist in Sivamani in still hungry. In fact, he remarks that it still is his “big dream” to be recognised as the “world’s best drummer”.

Is sivamani alive?

Sivamani
Birth name| Sivamani
Born| 1 December 1959 (age 62) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)| Percussionist, composer
Years active| 1971–present