Sakini Ramachandraih (1 January 1963 – 23 June 2024) was an Indian vocal folk singer and Dhol player from the Bhadradri town in the Telangana State in India.
[3] Sakini Ramachandraih was born in Bhadradri, Kottagudem District, Manuguru Zone, Koonavaram in Telangana to the Koya tribe couble Musalayya-Gangamma on 1 January 1963.
The themes of these songs include stories of tribal warriors such as Sammakka-Saralamma, Girikamaraju, Pagididda Raju, Ramaraju, Gadiraju, Bapanamma, Musalamma, Nagulamma, Sadalamma, etc.
Ramachandraiah’s talent came to wider attention for the first time in 2014 when he narrated the history of Sammakka-Saralakka, two tribal women (mother and daughter) who fought against Kakatiya rulers in the 13th century.
said Jayadheer Tirumala Rao, a retired professor of Telugu University, who recorded and documented Ramachandraiah’s oral narratives.