Kumba Ram

Kumba Ram lives in a joint family with all his brothers and sisters and most of them are musicians but they do not practice the art for money. It is the sole devotion and obsession with God that allows them to continue this heritage and culture. He does farming as well to support his family’s income. He also teaches the kids in his family. He believes kids learn from observation and experiment. He himself never learned music professionally from a teacher or a mentor. As a kid, he used to watch all the musicians perform in the temples or jagrans and that is where he developed an interest for that kind of music. Kumba Ram plays manjira in the group and wants this art to get the recognition it deserves. He is a very curious person who enjoys reasoning and questioning. He wishes to learn more and more folk instruments and achieve excellence in playing them.