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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.
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.
Sep 24, 2020 · Embodying the spirit of fearless singing, this Kumar Gandharva composition evokes the subtle play of sagun and nirgun, form and formless. Invoking yogic prin...
Apr 7, 2024 · Celebrating the radical musician Kumar Gandharva, who reshaped Indian classical music with his innovative approach and compositions.
Apr 1, 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...
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.
Apr 5, 2024 · Kumar Gandharva, born near Belgaum as Shivputra Komakali on the 8th of April a hundred years ago, achieved the same feat in music by distilling the sounds of nature and folk music into raaga...
Apr 15, 1984 · Always controversial in an art where tradition and orthodoxy have peremptorily controlled tastes, Kumar Gandharva has eschewed the standard definition of the parampara. Trained under the well-known musicologist and savant Professor Deodhar, Kumar soon went beyond his teachers. In the self-evident power and authority of his style he questioned ...
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.
