Mayank Sahu

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Mayank Sahu was born in Nagpur, India in 1997. He is considered a child prodigy in the music world. According to renowned musicians in India he was born blessed with a perfect pitch which is an exceptional ability to decompose sounds (in most cases those produced from musical instruments including the violin, piano, synthesizer, flute, and guitar) back to their original notes. For example, if one plays a random combination of piano keys say “F#, A, G, B flat, D#” together then after listening to the mixed sound Mayank can name the exact notes which were played to produced the sound. This is an ability rarely found among experienced musicians including those who have devoted their lives to music. For his remarkable ability Mayank's name is recognized in the 2002 edition of the Limca Book of Records when he was less than 4 years old.

Mayank by birth knows how to play synthesizer, harmonium, piano, tabla, violin, and many more musical instruments. He can sing while he is plays one of those instruments. By the age of 9 he had given more than 100 concerts in India.

Mayank lost his eye sight when he was less than a year old due to a heavy dose of antibiotic. He has working eyes and a functioning brain capable of seeing sight, but his optic nerves were burnt by a very strong dose of antibiotics.

Mayank composes his own music and plays it on piano. Although he cannot see and read the written music, he can reproduce any piece of music by just listening to it.

Mayank with his harmonium

Mayank with his Keyboard
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