Banamali Maharana

Banamali Maharana
Born(1941-05-16)16 May 1941
Raghurajpur, Puri, Odisha, India
Died17 November 2018(2018-11-17) (aged 77)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
OccupationPercussionist - Odissi Mardala Guru
Notable workBasanta Rasa
StyleOdissi music
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award

Banamali Maharana (Odia: ବନମାଳୀ ମହାରଣା, romanized: Banamāḷi Mahāraṇā, 16 May 1941 – 17 November 2018) was an Indian classical musician, revered Guru, and master percussionist specializing in the Mardala, a traditional percussion instrument of Odissi music. He is widely recognized for systematizing the Odissi style of Mardala playing and bringing Mardala on par with Tabla of northern India and Ghatam and Mridangam of South India.

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