Ramchandra

Ramchandra had a major interest in Folk music from his childhood. He is a 58 years old Folk musician from Hathni, Mau, Uttar Pradesh. He learnt from his guru Prabhu who was from Hardaarpur. Before, he used to sing Birha, and later, when it was becoming old-fashioned, he switched to nayakva. For the last 25 years, he has been performing nayakva in his local Folk musicians group, and he also plays Harmonium, Jham and Keyboard. His major income comes from farming and some extras from his performances.

• Purvanchal
• Uttar Pradesh