LAYALAHARI, the percussion ensemble of Ayyanar College of Music, emerged in the year 1980 largely due to the ideas and dreams of honorable Mr. S Ramakrishna and Pot Drum virtuoso Mr.Bangalore K Venkatram. This is acclaimed to be a successful attempt in blending different forms of percussion instruments and melodic instruments, where the charm of rhythm of the folklore is not dispensed at the cost of tonal value. This troupe is currently directed and led by Mrs. Layakala Prathibhamani, directed by Mr. Anoor R. Ananthakrishna Sharma. The members of this troupe are all students of Sri Ayyanar College of Music. This team has given more than 2500  performances all over India and other countries.

Director – Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma ( Shivu) - Anoor R. Ananthakrishna Sharma was born in Bangalore, a city with rich cultural heritage, to a family of great musicians. He is an eminent percussionist with a vast knowledge of Laya, Thala, Raaga & Bhava. His great grandfather Vidwan late Sri Anoor Subbaraya Shastri and his grandfather Vidwan late Sri Anoor Shamanna were fine veena artists. Also Anoor Shamanna’s brother Vidwan late Sri Anoor Suryanarayana was a great vocalist. His father Ganakalabhushana Vidwan late Sri Anoor S. Ramakrishna was a well-known violinist and an eminent teacher too in the Dept. of Music of Bangalore University. Anoor R. Ananthakrishna Sharma was initiated to learn Mridangam by Vidwan late Sri R. A. Rajagopal, who was a highly accomplished Mridangam & Ghatam artist and a senior staff of All India Radio, Bangalore.

Artists for today’s performance are

1. Anoor R Ananthakrishna Sharma - Mridangam and direction
2. Sunaad Anoor - Khanjari
3. Chidananda - Morching
4. Somashekhar jois - Konnakkol
5. Nagendra prasad SP - Dolu
6. Tirumale Gopi Shravan - Percussions
7. Akshara Raghu - Drum kit

8.pranav Dath - Rhythm pads

9. Sudatta - Tabala
10. Anoor Vinod Shyam - Tabala