N. Ramani

N. Ramani
N Ramani in a concert with N Rajam and T S Nandakumar in Bombay
Background information
Born(1934-10-15)15 October 1934
Tiruvarur, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died9 October 2015(2015-10-09) (aged 80)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresCarnatic music
OccupationCarnatic instrumentalist
InstrumentVenu flute
Years active1939–2015

Natesan Ramani (15 October 1934 – 9 October 2015), commonly known as N. Ramani or N. Flute Ramani, was an Indian Carnatic flautist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1996. Ramani is also credited with introducing the long flute into Carnatic music.

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