Bapu Padmanabha
Bapu Padmanabha | |
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Portrait of Bapu Padmanabha, flutist and music composer | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 18 November 1978 |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music, Mantra, Film scores, Indian classical, Vachana sahitya, Meditation, World Music |
| Occupations | Flutist, music director, composer, singer, Record producer |
| Instruments | Bansuri, flute, Singer |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Labels | Lahari Music, TuneCore |
| Website | bapuflute |
Bapu Padmanabha, also known as Bapu Flute, is an Indian bansuri flautist, vocalist, and music director. He performs Hindustani classical music on his bansuri, a type of bamboo flute, and is also known for meditative flute music, Vachana-based compositions, and work in Kannada cinema. He was born on 18 November 1978 in Harihar, which is in Davanagere District of Karnataka state in India.
He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) and Best Music Direction (Background Score) at the 64th National Film Awards for the Kannada feature film "Allama".
His music has been included in the Government of India's cultural series "Music as Therapy", released by the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs. Several of these albums are catalogued internationally by the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NABRK) as part of India’s cultural outreach collections.