Vidwan Shri B C Manjunath is a leading Mridangam, Konnakkol Exponent from Bangalore, initially trained under Vidwan Shri K N Krishnamurthy & then under Vidwan Shri T K Murthy. Manjunath has accompanied a long list of Elite Musicians & performed in all the major cultural centres across India. Manjunath has performed in over 40 countries, as well as in Malaysia, Germany, Holland, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Croatia, Turkey, France, Georgia, Armenia and Slovenia. Manjunath has also played for composers like Rafael Reina and Riccardo Nova and organizations like Conservatorium of Amsterdam, Fabrica of Italy, United Colors of Benetton and Amsterdam Percussion Group, The Carnatic Lab Festivals 2001 and 2003, Zagreb Music Biennale 2003, North Sea Jazz Festival 2003. Manjunath has featured on numerous world music albums including Slick Road with Turkish composer, Timucin Sahin, Nandi Dasaru with the AXYZ Ensemble from Amsterdam and Rickshaw Chase with Bhedam.