Tallapaka Annamacharya
Date of Birth:
Apr 19, 1408
Place of Birth:
Tallapaka, Vijayanagara Empire (modern-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Date of Birth:
Apr 19, 1408
Place of Birth:
Tallapaka, Vijayanagara Empire (modern-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Biography:
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Telugu: తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య, romanized: taḷḷapāka annamācārya), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a musician, composer, and a Hindu saint. He is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called samkirtanas. His devotional samkirtanas were in the praise of Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu.Annamayya is said to have composed as many as 32,000 samkirtanas (songs) on the praise of Venkateswara of which only about 12,000 are available today.