Yella Venkateswara Rao is a great musician and percussionist. Whenever one hears the name Yellaa, one should think of the Mridangam instrument.
With his exponential experiments, he brought special recognition to Mridangam. Also, solo recitals started all over soon after his initiative toward Mridangam.
Yella associated great legends like M.S. Subbu Lakshmi, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Mangalampalli, Hariprasad Chourasia, KJ Yesudas Bhimsen Joshi so on. At the same time, he strived to keep the Mridangam as a solo instrument.
He played 9 Mridangams for 36 hours continuously. And recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records. It has been named as Nava Mridangam. Yellaa performed performances in India and abroad extensively.
Also, he tried music therapy for ill-health people. Many film directors have also taken his services. His name is synonymous with Mridangam in Telugu states and of course beyond it.
Now he is in his eighties, so taking a rest in Hyderabad. Yellaa performed many times at the temple of Bhadrachalam.
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