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Bhimsen Joshi was a legendary vocalist and one of the foremost exponents of Hindustani Classical music.
Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was born on February 4, 1922, in the Dharwad district of Karnataka, in a Kannada Madhwa Brahmin family, to Gururaj Joshi and Godavaribai. He was the eldest of the 16 children born to the couple.
From an early age, young Bhimsen had a deep fascination and bent for music. He loved playing the musical instruments, harmonium and tanpura and often would move out of the house upon hearing a procession of bhajan singers or azaan at a nearby mosque.
The recording of Abdul Karim Khan's Thumri ‘Piya Bin Nahi Aavat Chain’ served as a turning point in the life of this budding artist who, upon hearing the classic piece, resolved to become a musician.
Unaffected by his father’s forbiddance to turn into a musician, he nevertheless left his home at the age of 11 in order to find himself a guru. His travel expedition began from Bijapur to Pune and later to Gwalior, where he finally admitted himself into the Madhava Music School with assistance from famous sarod player Hafiz Ali Khan.
His stay at Gwalior was however short-lived and he travelled further to New Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Rampur before being tracked down by his father in Jalandhar, Punjab, who successfully coaxed him to return to Dharvad.
Upon returning, he attained his musical training under Pandit Sawai Gandharva for four years from 1936 to 1940. Gandharva trained him in Hindustani Classical music, teaching him the nuances of the ragas that formed the base of the Kirana Gharana. He stayed at the latter’s house maintaining a guru-shishya tradition of gaining knowledge and in return, performing odd-jobs.
Career
His career commenced in 1941 when he gave his first live performance. The following year, he released his first album under HMV, which was primarily a collection of devotional songs in Hindi and Kannada.
In 1943, he moved to Mumbai and started working as a radio artist. Three years later, he came up with the magnum opus of his career that opened roads of success in the field of classical music for him.
It was during his Guru Sawai Gandharva’s 60th birthday celebration concert that his performance earned him overwhelming response, in the form of flattering reaction not just from the audience but his Guru as well.
Since then, there was no looking back for this blessed musician who performed at various venues, concerts and shows. He released numerous albums under HMV records, each of which displayed his distinctive style in Hindustani Classical Music and brought forth his spontaneity, accuracy and mastery over rhythm. In 1984, he became the first Hindustani vocalist to win a platinum disc
A purist by belief, he hardly ever moved from the traditional compositions of the Kirana Gharana, occasionally employing sargam and tihaais. Though he tended to favour a lot of complex and serious ragas, he remained loyal to Shuddha Kalyan, Miyan Ki Todi, Puriya Dhanashri, Multani, Bhimpalasi, Darbari, and Ramkali ragas which he employed fervently in his compositions.
In his life, he came up with devotional music in various languages including Hindi, Kannada and Marathi, all of which were extremely loved by the audience who waited with bated breath for the release of his upcoming album.
Other than devotional music, he contributed greatly in patriotic music as well; the most significant being his performance in the music video, ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ which was primarily created for the purpose of national integration. The video highlights the cultural diversity of India that is unified by a single nation.
In addition to ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’, he was part of the AR Rahman’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ feat which was created to celebrate the golden jubilee of Indian Republic.
He made his presence felt as a playback singer as well, singing songs for various movies in Bollywood and Tollywood including, ‘Basant Bahar’, ‘Birbal My Brother’, ‘Tansen’ and ‘Ankahee’. Additionally, his composition, ‘Bhagyadalakshmi Baarammma’ was employed in the Kannada film, ‘Nodi Swami Naavu Irodhu Heege’
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Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was born on February 4, 1922, in the Dharwad district of Karnataka, in a Kannada Madhwa Brahmin family, to Gururaj Joshi and Godavaribai. He was the eldest of the 16 children born to the couple.
From an early age, young Bhimsen had a deep fascination and bent for music. He loved playing the musical instruments, harmonium and tanpura and often would move out of the house upon hearing a procession of bhajan singers or azaan at a nearby mosque.
The recording of Abdul Karim Khan's Thumri ‘Piya Bin Nahi Aavat Chain’ served as a turning point in the life of this budding artist who, upon hearing the classic piece, resolved to become a musician.
Unaffected by his father’s forbiddance to turn into a musician, he nevertheless left his home at the age of 11 in order to find himself a guru. His travel expedition began from Bijapur to Pune and later to Gwalior, where he finally admitted himself into the Madhava Music School with assistance from famous sarod player Hafiz Ali Khan.
His stay at Gwalior was however short-lived and he travelled further to New Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Rampur before being tracked down by his father in Jalandhar, Punjab, who successfully coaxed him to return to Dharvad.
Upon returning, he attained his musical training under Pandit Sawai Gandharva for four years from 1936 to 1940. Gandharva trained him in Hindustani Classical music, teaching him the nuances of the ragas that formed the base of the Kirana Gharana. He stayed at the latter’s house maintaining a guru-shishya tradition of gaining knowledge and in return, performing odd-jobs.
Career
His career commenced in 1941 when he gave his first live performance. The following year, he released his first album under HMV, which was primarily a collection of devotional songs in Hindi and Kannada.
In 1943, he moved to Mumbai and started working as a radio artist. Three years later, he came up with the magnum opus of his career that opened roads of success in the field of classical music for him.
It was during his Guru Sawai Gandharva’s 60th birthday celebration concert that his performance earned him overwhelming response, in the form of flattering reaction not just from the audience but his Guru as well.
Since then, there was no looking back for this blessed musician who performed at various venues, concerts and shows. He released numerous albums under HMV records, each of which displayed his distinctive style in Hindustani Classical Music and brought forth his spontaneity, accuracy and mastery over rhythm. In 1984, he became the first Hindustani vocalist to win a platinum disc
A purist by belief, he hardly ever moved from the traditional compositions of the Kirana Gharana, occasionally employing sargam and tihaais. Though he tended to favour a lot of complex and serious ragas, he remained loyal to Shuddha Kalyan, Miyan Ki Todi, Puriya Dhanashri, Multani, Bhimpalasi, Darbari, and Ramkali ragas which he employed fervently in his compositions.
In his life, he came up with devotional music in various languages including Hindi, Kannada and Marathi, all of which were extremely loved by the audience who waited with bated breath for the release of his upcoming album.
Other than devotional music, he contributed greatly in patriotic music as well; the most significant being his performance in the music video, ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ which was primarily created for the purpose of national integration. The video highlights the cultural diversity of India that is unified by a single nation.
In addition to ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’, he was part of the AR Rahman’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ feat which was created to celebrate the golden jubilee of Indian Republic.
He made his presence felt as a playback singer as well, singing songs for various movies in Bollywood and Tollywood including, ‘Basant Bahar’, ‘Birbal My Brother’, ‘Tansen’ and ‘Ankahee’. Additionally, his composition, ‘Bhagyadalakshmi Baarammma’ was employed in the Kannada film, ‘Nodi Swami Naavu Irodhu Heege’
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Bhimsen Joshi. Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ( 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011) was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music.
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