Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a pioneer of modern dance in India. In 1962, he was awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, with its highest award, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement, and in 1971, the Govt. of India, awarded him its second highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 8, 1900 (Udaipur), Died September 26, 1977 (Kolkata)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader

Notes: Dancer. Name appears as Uday Shan-Kar and Udayshankar.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-04960	12-in.	2/22/1937	Raga tilanga	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	CS-04961	12-in.	2/22/1937	Raga bahar	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	CS-04962	12-in.	2/22/1937	Danse gandharva (Raga malkounsa)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	CS-04963	12-in.	2/22/1937	Danse Ramachandra (Ragas sinhendra-maddhyama & hansaddhwani)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	CS-04964	12-in.	2/22/1937	Tabla-taranga (Raga adana)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Tabla tarang solo	leader
Victor	CS-04965	12-in.	2/22/1937	Danse Kartikeyya (Raga malkounsa)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BS-04966	10-in.	2/22/1937	Dance indra (Raga bhairava)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BS-04967	10-in.	2/22/1937	Raga mishra-kaphi	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BS-04968	10-in.	2/22/1937	Dance snanum (Ragas durga and khama)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BS-04969	10-in.	2/22/1937	Bhajana (भजन)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	Male vocal solo and instrumental ensemble	leader
Gramophone	2EA5455	12-in.	9/23/1937	Taranga raga adana (Tabla)	Vishnudass Shirali ; Uday Shankar Company of Hindu Dancers and Musicians	12 drums	leader

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shankar, Uday," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104087.

Shankar, Uday. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104087.

"Shankar, Uday." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.