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Pandit Kumar Gandharva (pronunciation: [kumaːɾ ɡən̪d̪ʱəɾʋə], Kn: ಕುಮಾರ್ ಗಂಧರ್ವ; 8 April 1924 – 12 January 1992), originally known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style and for his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana.
Kumar Gandharva was a spectacular figure in Indian classical music. This virtuoso had mastered various forms of classical music. This audio jukebox includes ...
Jan 12, 1992 · Pandit Kumar Gandharva was one of the most famous Hindustani classical singers in India. Known for his unique singing style, Kumar broke the traditional method of singing the gharana (a form of classical music). He, in fact, deviated from the age-old norm and came up with his own style of classical music.
Through his epic life of sixty-seven years, Kumar Gandharva created a staggeringly prolific body of work. It is akin to a thick dense musical forest, its canopy of ‘Swar’ providing soothing ...
Dec 25, 2023 · Pt. Kumar Gandharva was bestowed with the country’s second highest civilian award ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 1990. He breathed his last on 12th January, 1992 at his residence in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. Kumar Ji’s legacy is being carried forward by his daughter, Kalapini Komkali and his son Mukul Shivputra. His students namely Pt.
More than three decades after his death, Kumar Gandharva’s music is still popular. His voice is heard in mobile phone ringtones in unlikely places—railway stations, airports, public meetings.
Apr 7, 2024 · Celebrating the radical musician Kumar Gandharva, who reshaped Indian classical music with his innovative approach and compositions.
Mar 31, 2024 · Three quarters of a century after Kumar Gandharva discovered its identity and infused those elements into Hindustani classical, Malwai folk music continues to uphold its innate values that...
Aug 20, 2021 · Pt. Kumar Gandharva was one such pathbreaker. Kumarji was a child prodigy, trained by the well-known Guru B.R. Deodhar, and broke the tradition of gharana music to develop his own individual style and idiom.
May 4, 2023 · April 8 flagged off the birth centenary year of Kumar Gandharva. Fittingly, given the force of nature that he was, the date seemed to signal a marked shift in the season too. Everything...
