<p>Grammy-award winning percussionist T H Vinayakram will be conferred the Special Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chennai-based Music Academy at a function in October.</p>.<p>Vinaykram is one of the best-known faces of percussion from South India. He will be presented the Special Lifetime Achievement Award on October 10, 2018, the Music Academy had said in a statement. </p>.<p>“This award does not fall under the institution's annual recognition and honours. It is conferred once in a while to artistes of outstanding calibre who the Music Academy feels deserve an independent recognition,” N Murali, president of the academy, said in the release.</p>.<p>After making his mark here, Vinayakram moved on to the international stage where he joined the Shakti Group to collaborate with John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain.</p>
<p>Grammy-award winning percussionist T H Vinayakram will be conferred the Special Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chennai-based Music Academy at a function in October.</p>.<p>Vinaykram is one of the best-known faces of percussion from South India. He will be presented the Special Lifetime Achievement Award on October 10, 2018, the Music Academy had said in a statement. </p>.<p>“This award does not fall under the institution's annual recognition and honours. It is conferred once in a while to artistes of outstanding calibre who the Music Academy feels deserve an independent recognition,” N Murali, president of the academy, said in the release.</p>.<p>After making his mark here, Vinayakram moved on to the international stage where he joined the Shakti Group to collaborate with John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain.</p>