Jayen Varma

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Jayen Varma
Birth name Kerala Varma Jaya Kumar
Born February 3, 1961 (1961-02-03) (age 51)
Origin Tripunithura, Cochin Kerala, India
Genres Ragazz, Funk, Fusion
Occupations Bassist
Instruments Bass guitar, Mridangam, Drums
Years active 1981 - present
Website http://www.jayenvarma.net

Jayen Varma (born February 3, 1961) is an Indian electric bass player.[1] He is known for developing tabla and mridangam style finger technique on bass guitar to play slap bass. The style developed by him is widely known as Indian slap bass,[2] which won him fans around the globe and accolades from some of the great names in bass guitar like Jeff Berlin, Bootsy Collins, Marcus Miller etc. He belongs to the State of Kerala in India. As per the validation in 2008 by The Registry of Official World Records (Record Holders Republic) US&UK, he is the fastest in percussive bass playing.[3] He performs with the band Khayal Groove led by Indian classical vocalist Aparna Panshiklar.[4]

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