Brahm Sarup Singh (18 August 1940 – 19 January 1998) was a player of

vichitra veena The ''vichitra veena'' ( sa, विचित्र वीणा) is a stick zither, a plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music. Similar to the Carnatic ''gottuvadhyam'' (chitra vina) it has no frets and is played with a slide. The s ...

born in the city of

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to the Late Shri Harnam Singh who was a disciple of Ustad Abdul Aziz Khan. At an early age Brahm Sarup Singh was trained by his father in music. He had participated in several music conferences in the North and his

Vichitra Veena The ''vichitra veena'' ( sa, विचित्र वीणा) is a stick zither, a plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music. Similar to the Carnatic ''gottuvadhyam'' (chitra vina) it has no frets and is played with a slide. The s ...

recital has been broadcasting from

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since 1958.

Early life and career

Brahm Sarup Singh started his training in

vocal music Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with musical instruments, instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which ...

, then moving to sitar and further to

. He was also a

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

and played several other musical instruments such as

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

and

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. He did Sangeet Bhaskar (M. Mus) in sitar, Sangeet Praveen (M. Mus) in vichitra veena, Sangeet Visharad (B. Mus) in vocal classical, and Sangeet Prabhakar (B. Mus) in

. In the year 1970, Brahm joined the Pracheen Kala Kendra,

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as a Head of the Department of instrumental music. Later, in 1984 he joined

(AIR), New Delhi, broadcasting his

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. He participated in several national programmes and music conferences organized by

and

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. He was honoured with "Abhinandan Patra" by Navrang Kala Sangam, Patiala. ''Gayaki Ang'' was the main feature of his vichitra veena recital.

Disciples

Amongst his disciples in India, Anurag Singh (son and disciple) Vichitra Veena Player, Pt. Keshav Talegaonker (Guitar), Jasbir Kaur (Vocal), Tilak Diwakar Bhatt (Vocal), Monita Mehta (Sitar), Balwant Kaur (Sitar), Ram Krishan (Guitar), Neeru Bala (Vocal), Meena Aggarwal (Sitar), Raj Rani (Vocal), Kuldeep Singh (Tabla), Dr. Abha Bhatnagar (Tabla), Umesh Sharma (Vocal).

Awards

*He was honoured with the title of "Abhinandan Patra" by the Navrang Kala Sangam, Patiala.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Brahm Sarup Vichitra veena players Sitar players Musicians from Amritsar All India Radio people 1940 births 1998 deaths