Sivamani

Anandan "Drums" Sivamani is an Indian percussionist. He plays many instruments including drums, octoban, darbuka, udukai, ghatam and kanjira. He gained recognition through his role as A. R. Rahman's lead percussionist. They have been close friends since childhood. He was also the lead percussion performer for the Chennai Super Kings cheerleading squad during the Indian Premier League from 2008 to 2012. In 2019, he was conferred with the Padma Shri. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaman...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)