Musical artist
Puttur Narasimha Nayak is a Kannada and Konkani singer and vocalist from Karnataka . He sings devotional songs, chiefly Haridasa compositions, and Carnatic classical music . To his credit, he has rendered in Kannada , mainly devotional songs and kirthanas by Purandara Dasa , Kanaka Dasa and has given many public concerts all over the world. His "Pavamana Jagada Prana" album was extremely popular.
Personal life
Born in a Gowd Saraswat Brahmin family,[ 1] Nayak began to learn music at the age of 14. He took his initial lessons in music from Puttur Devdas Nayak.
He is a native of Dakshina Kannada district. He lives with his wife and two children in Bangalore .
Career
In 1977, he started singing for Konkani , Kannada and Tulu films including Kendada Male , Ujwadu and music by L. Vaidyanathan, Gauri Ganesha , and Rajan–Nagendra . Puttur Nayak won the award for Best Male Playback Singer at the Karnataka State Film Awards in 1992. He was awarded the Sri Raghavendra award in 2005.[ 2] [citation needed ] He has sung more than ten thousand devotional, motion picture, and folk songs in 14 Indian languages.[ 3] [ 4] [failed verification ] [ 5]
He has performed in more than three thousand concerts across the world.[ 6] He has toured the US and Bahrain several times and served as a representative in the Kannada conferences abroad.[ 7] [ 8]
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List of Audio released
108 Shiva Chants – Puttur Narasimha Nayak (Sanskrit)
Basava Basava (Basaveshwara Vachana) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak, BR Chaya, Kasturi Shankar
Bhagya Pradayini Goravanahalli Shri Lakshmi by Puttur Narasimha Nayak, KS Surekha, BR Chaya
Bhagyada Ganapa Barayya by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Bilwastothara Shatanamavali (Sanskrit) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Bilwastothara Shatanamavali (Sanskrit) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Daasanaagu Sung by Putturu Narasimha Nayak
Daasara Padagalu Vol 1 – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Dasakirthana (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Gururaja Gurusarvabhouma (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Hari Dasara Sri Raghavendra Nama Vali by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Jaganmohanane Krishna (Dasara Padagalu) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Jai Jai Krishna Mukunda Murari (Bhajans) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Jayathu Jayathu Raghavendra Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotra – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Madhwanama – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Mungodadha Madeshwara – Puttur Narasimha Nayak, Sowmya
Olidu Baarayya Raghavendra by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Om Gam Ganapatheye Namaha – Chantings by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Paliso Venkataramana (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Raaya Baaro Raghavendra Baaro (Dasara Pada) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Rama Hare Krishna Hare (Dasara Padagalu) – Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Shri Raghavendram (Sanskrit) by Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Sindhoora Ganapa by Vani Jayaram , Chandrika Gururaj , Puttur Narasimha Nayak
Sri Ganesha Divya Darshana by Puttur Narasimha Nayak, BR Chaya, Soumya
Sri Ganesha Suprabhatha by Puttur Narasimha Nayak, BR Chaya, KS Surekha
Dasa Sangama Puttur Narasimha Nayak,
Pavamana Puttur Narasimha Nayak,
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^ "Hampi festival promises to be a cultural extravaganza" . The Hindu . Chennai, India. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010.
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