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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.
Aug 12, 2024 · Kumar Gandharva (1924 - 1992) was a child prodigy and musical genius who mastered classical music and redefined khayal. Born Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath in Sulebhavi, Karnataka, he was a Kannada-speaking Lingayat who showed signs of musical talent at age five and performed on stage at age 10.
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 ...
Embodying the spirit of fearless singing, this Kumar Gandharva composition evokes the subtle play of sagun and nirgun, form and formless. Invoking yogic prin...
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...
Apr 8, 2023 · Kumar Gandharva was prodigious, crafting over 300 compositions, some of them set to old ragas, some to new ones he devised, and a few to moulded folk melodies. Whatever he did, his compositions...
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.
Kumar Gandharva was a renowned Hindustani classical singer, one of the most celebrated classical musicians of India. He was a child prodigy and a genius at creating innovative compositions. Disabled in his youth by the loss of the use of a lung, he found a new life in his music.
