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MUSIC

HINDUSTANI VOCALISTS

Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar (1892-1977)

Pandit Ramakrishnabu wa Vaze (1871-1945)

Bhimsen Gurraj Joshi.

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Born on 14th Feb, 1922, he studied under Rambhau Kundgolkar, and became a Hin- dustani vocalist. He is also the singer of Khayal of Kirana Gharana and Thumri. As an honour he received Padma Shri in 1972 and SangeetNatak Academy Award in 1975. Also known as Bhimarayappi he was born on 31 Dec. 1910 in Mansur village (Dharwar) of Karnataka. He had studied under Neelakanthaboa and later under Manji Khan and Burji Khan. Mainly akhyalist, he served as Sangeet Salahkar at different AIR stations of India. He received the Karnataka Sangeet Natak Akademi and also Sangeet Natak Akademy award in 1972, U D. Litt (Hon.) from Karnatak University, he served as Hon. Director of Music and Fine Arts, Karnatak University. Other Eminent vocalists: Mushtaq Hussain Khan, Rajab Ali Khan, Anant Manohar Joshi, Rajabhaiya Poon- chhwale, Rasoolan Bai, Ganesh Ramchandra Behere, Krishnarao Shankar Pandit, Altaf Hussain Khan, Y.S. Mirashi Buwa, Rahimud- din Khan Dagar,.Hirabai Barodekar, Siddhes- wari Devi, Amir Khan, Mogubai Kurdikar (L), Ramchatur Mallick, Nisar Hussain Khan, Begum Akhtar, Gangubai Hangal (L), Kumar Gandharva, Narayanrao G. Vyas, Girija Devi (L), Khadim Hussain Khan, Sarachchandra Arolkar, Nivruttibua Samaik, Basavaraj Rajguru, Vasantarao Deshpande, Mahadev Prasad Mishra (L), Sharafat Hussain Khan, Kishori Amonkar (L), Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (L), Asgari Bai (L), Firoz B. Dastur (L), Manik Varma (L), C.R. Vyas (L), Pandit Jasraj (L), Shobha Gurtu (L), Padmavati Gokhale Shaligram (L), Jitendra Abhisheki (L), K.G. Ginde (L), Dhondutai Kulkarni (L), N. Zahiruddin Dagar, Prabha Atre (L), Ramarao V. Naik (L), Shiv Kumar Shukla (L), Bala Saheb Poochwale (L), Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar (L). Mallikarjun Mansoor :

Born in Sawantwadi in Maharashtra, he received training chiefly from Ustad Nissar

Born Keri (Goa) received train- ing from Pandit Vazebuwa, Ustad Barkatullah Khan and Ustad Aliadiya Khan of the Jaipur gharana for about fifteen years from in

Hussain Khan of Gwalior gharana. He had a flair for play- ing a number of in- struments but is chiefly remembered as a vocalist. He en- riched the raag-rep- ertoire in effective

1920 onwards. Perhaps the most striking fea- ture of her singing was an almost masculine breadth of voice. She was awarded the title Surashree by Ravindranath Thakur in 1938; was also recipient of many other honours. (1897-1967) Born in Jahaaj in District broach Thakur in Gujarat. He had his musical training from Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluekar Pandit Omkarnath Thakur

circulation to a considerable extent. He also presented an alternative approach towards solving the puzzling phenomenon of the aprachalita raag. His singing of the Jhaptaal- compositions showed a perceptive mind. Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (1872-1937) Born in Kairana in Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Initially trained by his father Kalekhan and Uncle Abdullakhan. In the 1890s, served in the princely state of Baroda

of the Gwalior ghar- ana. He was primar- ily responsible for instituting the faculty of music in the Be- naras Hindu Univer-

for some time; then moved through Bom- bay, Miraj and Hubli successively; founded Aarya Sangeet Samaaj in Pune (1913) and opened a branch of the same in Bombay (1917); collaborated

sity in 1950 and was its Dean till 1957. He represented India in many international confer- ences. He was a performer, composer, educa- tionist as well as theoretician. Important pub- lished musicological works include six parts of Sangeetanjali which came out during the period 1938-1962, and Pranav Bhaarati in 1956. He was solemn in his maalkauns and shuddha kalyaan, and serene but joyful in shudhanat. He could also be melodramatically emotional in his bhajans (e.g., 'Mat jaa jogi') and full of fervour in the rendering of the 'Vande maataram'. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1901-1969) Born in Kasoor in the Punjab, he received training chiefly from his uncle, Kale Khan. Initially earned his living as a saarangi-player; r

with M/s Clements and Deval in carrying out research on the Sruti-problem in Indian musi- cology. He was one of the major Hindustani vocalists to win acceptance in the South. After closing the Bombay branch of the Aarya Sangeet Samaaj in 1920, he settled perma- nently in Miraj.

Ustad Faiyaz Hussain Khan (1886-1950)

Bom in Agra, he received training

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from Ghulam Abbas (grandfa- ther) and Kollam Khan (grand uncle), both of Agra gharana. He was appointed state musician in Baroda in 1912 and

egarded today as the main exponent of the Patiala gharana, mi- grated to India after 1948; possessed good knowledge of folk- music of Kashmir, Sindh and the Punjab regions. His music

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was awarded the title of Aaftaab-e-mousiki ("Sun in the world of music") by the Maharaja of Mysore in 1925; known for his ability to sing a variety of musical forms; immensely successful in mehfils.

possessed an exceptional and lucidity. The values of the individual notes remained intact irrespective of the length, the tempo of the taans and proportion of gamaks.