Virendra Kumar

Virendra Kumar is a 52 years old Harmonium player from Abdullahpur, Bahadurganj, Baaghmarva, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. In his childhood, people used to sing Birha, and from there, he gathered his interest in Folk music. As he grew up, he started learning Harmonium as his father used to sing and play Dholak. He was just a 15 years old high school student when he started his journey as a Harmonium player. He used to perform in various places in his local area before he met Amarjeet’s group; later, he joined Amarjeet and his group, and that became his major source of income.

• Purvanchal
• Uttar Pradesh