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{{short description|Indian mridangam player}}
{{notability|Music|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
'''Umayalpuram Mali''' is an Indian [[mridangam]] player.

== Early life ==
His parents are Kalyani and Jayaraman. He learned the mridangam from Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer<ref name="Rajappa Iyer">{{cite news|title=Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/01/06/stories/2006010602940500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223701/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/01/06/stories/2006010602940500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2013|accessdate=23 October 2013|date=6 January 2006|first=S. |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|last=SIVAKUMAR}}</ref> and Umayalpuram Sivaraman.<ref>{{cite web|first=Guru-Shishya |last=Tree|title=Guru-Shisha Tree|url=http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/guru-sishya-mridangists.html|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref> Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer taught many mridangam players. The village Umayalpuram ([[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]) lies on the banks of the sacred [[Kaveri|Cauvery river]], in between the holy towns [[Kumbakonam]] and [[Thiruvayaru]]. It has produced many musicians of repute. Krishna Baghavathar and Sundara Bagavathar who lived during the 19th century were the direct disciples of Saint Thyagaraja. Several ''laya vidwans'' were popular, followed by Sri Umayalpuram Sivaraman.

== Career ==
Umayalpuram Mali has accompanied various musicians during his career, including [[T. Muktha]],<ref>{{cite news|first=T. |last=Mukta|title=T. Mukta|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003021401120400.htm&date=2003/02/14/&prd=fr&|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131121230233/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003021401120400.htm&date=2003/02/14/&prd=fr&|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2013|accessdate=23 October 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> [[T. Viswanathan]], Veena [[S. Balachander]],<ref name="S. Balachander">{{cite web|first=S. |last=Balachander|title=S. Balachander|url=http://www.imsom.org/events/19990409.html|publisher=Indian Music Society of Minnesota|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref> [[S. Kalyanaraman]], Veena [[K. S. Narayanaswamy]] and Veena [[Ranganayaki Rajagopalan]].<ref name="S. Balachander" /> Mali has provided mridangam accompaniment to composer Thanjavur Sankara Iyer on numerous occasions. He provided accompaniment to ''vidwans'' violin [[T.N. Krishnan]], [[Trichur Ramachandran]], Violin [[M. Chandrasekaran]], [[T.N.Seshagopalan]], [[T. V. Sankaranarayanan]], [[O.S.Thyagarajan]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Yale University|url=http://artscalendar.yale.edu/month/2012-04-01?event=CAL-2c9cb3cd-362b7eb1-0136-a388d1a9-00001721bedework%40yale.edu_&tag_id=19|publisher=Yale University|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref> [[Neyveli Santhanagopalan]], [[Sudha Ragunathan]], [[Vijay Siva]], [[T.M. Krishna]] and others.

Mali participated in the programme "Rhythm Spectrum" conceived by his guru Sivaraman at the Music Academy, Chennai. The other participants were [[Mannargudi Easwaran]], K.V. Prasad and [[Erode Nagaraj]]. He participated in the "Laya Vinyasam" programme in Manamadurai along with mridangam ''vidwans'' [[T. K. Murthy]], [[Ramnad Raghavan]] and Tanjavur Ramadass.

Umayalpuram Mali toured widely and has performed in countries around the world and also on University assignments.

Mali was invited by [[Amherst College]] (Massachusetts, USA) to be a Scholar in Residence (2003). Mali was awarded the Copeland Fellowship (2006). Mali, in coordination with David Reck, conducted workshops and taught mridangam. He researched the topic of ‘The Role of Mridangam as an accompaniment in Carnatic Concerts'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amherst College|url=https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/news/news_releases/2006/05_2006/node/8811|publisher=Amherst College Music Department|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kutcheri Buzz - Amherst College|url=http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/kb-special/kb-features/347-umayalpuram-mali-with-american-students|publisher=kutcheri buzz website|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hindu Coverage|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/01/20/stories/2006012000230300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030228/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/01/20/stories/2006012000230300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|accessdate=23 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 Jan 2006}}</ref>

Harvard University invited him to be "Artiste in Residence" in 2010. Mali was awarded a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Fellowship]] in 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=United States - India Educational Foundation|url=http://www.usief.org.in/alumni-news/Mahalingam-Umayalpuram.html|publisher=United States - India Educational Foundation|accessdate=23 October 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051143/http://www.usief.org.in/alumni-news/Mahalingam-Umayalpuram.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fulbright Fellows list|url=http://www.cies.org/vs_scholars/2011-2012/alpha-list.htm#M)|publisher=Council for International Exchange of Scholars|accessdate=23 October 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222547/http://www.cies.org/vs_scholars/2011-2012/alpha-list.htm#M)|url-status=dead}}</ref> and invited to Harvard. With Prof Richard Wolf,<ref>{{cite web|title=Concert with Prof. Wolf|url=http://www.music.fas.harvard.edu/performance.html|publisher=Harvard Music Department|accessdate=23 October 2013|archive-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006023544/http://www.music.fas.harvard.edu/performance.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mail researched 'The art of Improvisation'. Mali taught Harvard students the art of the mridangam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harvard Gazette|url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/04/getting-students-to-perform/|publisher=Harvard Gazette|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>

Mali released a CD titled ''Jack Wood'' that features Mali on mridangam and H. Subramaniam on Gethu Vadhyam. David Reck provided the lead music on the ''Veena''.

Mali has trained several students, many of whom are in the concert scene.

== Recognition ==
Umayalpuram Mali<ref>{{cite book|title=Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, Shorter Version / Edition 3|date=January 2009|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=978-0495570103|page=192|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nWsHAAAAQBAJ&dq=umayalpuram+mali&pg=PA192|author1=Jeff Todd Titon |author2=Timothy J. Cooley |author3=David Locke |author4=David P. McAllester |author5=Anne K. Rasmussen |accessdate=23 October 2013|chapter=South India Music}}</ref> won prizes and awards (‘Nadha Vallabha', ‘Kala Acharya Sironmani', ‘Kalaai Isai Sudaroli’ etc.) around the world. The Carnatic Association of Canberra, Australia bestowed upon him the title Kalaimani - Mridangam.

==References==
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