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Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni ( kn, ಸಂಗೀತ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ), is an Indian playback singer, Hindustani classical vocalist, musician, music composer from Karnataka. She was awarded the
Sangeeta Katti was born in Dharwad in Karnataka.(12 October 2002)
Meet Sangeeta Katti
''The Hindu'' She is a daughter of Dr. H. A . Katti and Bharati Katti, on 7 October 1970. Sangeeta Katti has a performance experience in Hindustani Vocal as well as Bhajans, Vachanas, Dasavani, Abhangs, Bhavageet, Folk Music and Playback singing. Sangeeta Katti is a graduate in chemistry (with distinction) and well versed in several languages like Kannada, Hindi, English, Marathi etc. Sangeeta Katti won several awards for her compositions and albums. Sangeeta Katti has worked with the leading music directors including
Sangeeta Katti received initial lessons from her father. At the age of four, she met Naushad Ali which she considered a turning point in her life. Naushad Ali asked her to sing some ragas and was impressed by the child prodigy and since then she became his student. Trained initially under Sri Sheshagiri Dandapur and Pt. Chanderashekhar Puranikmath, Sangeeta received advanced training in classical vocals from Padmabhushan Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru of Kirana & Gwalior Gharana for about 12 years. She is presently under the tutelage of Padmavibushana Gana Sarswati Smt Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
# Mysore Dasara (Darbar Hall) festival in 1983, 1987, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2014.
# 51st Sawai Gandharva Sangeetotsav, Pune – December 2003.
# Hampi Utsav – 1989, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010. (A National Cultural fest conducted by Govt of Karnataka)
# Other important state festivals like:-- Sahyadri utsav in 1998, Navsarpur utsav in 1991, Hoysala utsav in 2004, Kittur Utsav in 2004
# The Spirit of Unity Concerts for Universal Integration – 1998 (Bobbili, Vizianagaram) 2000 (Vishakhapatnam).
# Mahakumbha Mela, Haridwar, Uttaranchal April 2010.
# Several other important places like Mumbai, Goa, Delhi, Nasik, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Mantralayam and others.
Concerts in abroad
UK:
# Vishwa Kannada Sammelana, Millennium Meet at Manchester – Aug 2000, Aug 2008 .
# Young Kannadigas at London, Rajyotsava celebrations, Nov 2008.
# UKKV Ugadi at Cardiss, April 2011.
USA:
# AKKA Conventions at Houston, Texas, – Sep 2000, Detroit Michigan – Sep 2002, Orlando Florida, Sep 2004, Baltimore, MD, Sep 2006
# Basant Bahar, California.- 2002,2004. NA Kannadigas – 2000, 2002. Kannada Kuta LA & Sandiego – 2002
# Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Pittsburgh – 2002 and Purandara dasa day, June 2004.
# Kannada Sangha Atlanta – 2000. VSNA Convention, Atlanta – July 2004.
# Kannada Kuta, Hindu Temple & Other associations at Chicago – 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
# Sai Baba Temple, Aurora, IL- 2004
# HTGC, Lemont IL – 2002
# Pampa Kannada Kuta at MI, 2002, 2004. Michigan Symphony, Detroit, MI (2010). Music Community of Greater Metropolitan Detroit, MI 2002
# Kaveri Kannada Kuta, MD – 2000, 2002, 2004 ...West Virginia & Washington DC
# Music Community of greater Metropolitan Detroit, MI – Sep 2002
# Triveni (Brindavan) Kannada Sanga at NJ and NY – 2000, 2002, 2004
# CVHTS, Connecticut – 2002, 2004
# Annual Music and Dance Festival, ICHS, Dallas, TX – 2004. Mallige Kannada Kuta, Dallas, TX – 2000.
# Kannada Association of Northern California and Los Angeles – 2000, 2002
# Kannada Association St. Louis – 2004
# Mallige Kannada Sangha at Clarion Hotel Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana – 2004. Gita Mandal Indianapolis, Indiana – 2004
# Swanranjali – Columbus, Ohio- 2000, 2004
# VMS Sri Jayathirtha Aradhana Day Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2004
Canada:
# Kannada Association – Toronto – 2000, 2004
# Rendered Vande Mataram at The Panorama India – Indo – Canadian Cultural Fest. Toronto – 2004
Australia:
# Successful tour (APKO) in 2009 – Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide etc.
New Zealand:
# APKO in 2009 – Auckland. Sangeeta Sarita in 2010 – Auckland
Hong Kong:
# APKO – India Association, 2009
Bahrain:
# SAARTHA Foundation in Nov 2010
Other Associations like:
# Sunnyvale Temple, California, Birmingham – Alabama, Sandiego, Evansville – IN, Louisville – KY, Hindu Temple, Detroit etc.
Sangeeta Katti's Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katti, Sangeeta 1970 births Living people Hindustani singers Kannada playback singers Kannada people People from Dharwad Indian women playback singers Indian women classical singers Singers from Karnataka 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers Film musicians from Karnataka 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers Women musicians from Karnataka Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2006
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as ...
in 2006 by the Government of Karnataka.
Introduction
Sangeeta Katti was born in Dharwad in Karnataka.(12 October 2002)Meet Sangeeta Katti
''The Hindu'' She is a daughter of Dr. H. A . Katti and Bharati Katti, on 7 October 1970. Sangeeta Katti has a performance experience in Hindustani Vocal as well as Bhajans, Vachanas, Dasavani, Abhangs, Bhavageet, Folk Music and Playback singing. Sangeeta Katti is a graduate in chemistry (with distinction) and well versed in several languages like Kannada, Hindi, English, Marathi etc. Sangeeta Katti won several awards for her compositions and albums. Sangeeta Katti has worked with the leading music directors including
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She has toured abroad, all over UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Gulf and Canada and other countries performing live concerts.
Sangeeta Katti is residing in Bangalore, India with her husband and children.
Childhood
Sangeeta Katti received initial lessons from her father. At the age of four, she met Naushad Ali which she considered a turning point in her life. Naushad Ali asked her to sing some ragas and was impressed by the child prodigy and since then she became his student. Trained initially under Sri Sheshagiri Dandapur and Pt. Chanderashekhar Puranikmath, Sangeeta received advanced training in classical vocals from Padmabhushan Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru of Kirana & Gwalior Gharana for about 12 years. She is presently under the tutelage of Padmavibushana Gana Sarswati Smt Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
Others
Sangeeta Katti to date has more than 7000 + concerts to her credit, her very first performance being at the age of four. She has also performed in the United States, UK, New Zealand and Canada. She is a regular feature in most of the important music festivals in India. She was a teaching faculty in Hindustani Vocal music at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan,Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
.
Playback singing
Sangeetha Katti has sung several songs and her songs in the film Nagamandala like Ee Hasiru Siriyali and Kambada Myalina Bombeye have been widely acclaimed. She mainly works in Kannada movies as well as a few Tamil Movies.Discography
List of concerts
# Mysore Dasara (Darbar Hall) festival in 1983, 1987, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2014.
# 51st Sawai Gandharva Sangeetotsav, Pune – December 2003.
# Hampi Utsav – 1989, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010. (A National Cultural fest conducted by Govt of Karnataka)
# Other important state festivals like:-- Sahyadri utsav in 1998, Navsarpur utsav in 1991, Hoysala utsav in 2004, Kittur Utsav in 2004
# The Spirit of Unity Concerts for Universal Integration – 1998 (Bobbili, Vizianagaram) 2000 (Vishakhapatnam).
# Mahakumbha Mela, Haridwar, Uttaranchal April 2010.
# Several other important places like Mumbai, Goa, Delhi, Nasik, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Mantralayam and others.
Concerts in abroad
UK:
# Vishwa Kannada Sammelana, Millennium Meet at Manchester – Aug 2000, Aug 2008 .
# Young Kannadigas at London, Rajyotsava celebrations, Nov 2008.
# UKKV Ugadi at Cardiss, April 2011.
USA:
# AKKA Conventions at Houston, Texas, – Sep 2000, Detroit Michigan – Sep 2002, Orlando Florida, Sep 2004, Baltimore, MD, Sep 2006
# Basant Bahar, California.- 2002,2004. NA Kannadigas – 2000, 2002. Kannada Kuta LA & Sandiego – 2002
# Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Pittsburgh – 2002 and Purandara dasa day, June 2004.
# Kannada Sangha Atlanta – 2000. VSNA Convention, Atlanta – July 2004.
# Kannada Kuta, Hindu Temple & Other associations at Chicago – 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
# Sai Baba Temple, Aurora, IL- 2004
# HTGC, Lemont IL – 2002
# Pampa Kannada Kuta at MI, 2002, 2004. Michigan Symphony, Detroit, MI (2010). Music Community of Greater Metropolitan Detroit, MI 2002
# Kaveri Kannada Kuta, MD – 2000, 2002, 2004 ...West Virginia & Washington DC
# Music Community of greater Metropolitan Detroit, MI – Sep 2002
# Triveni (Brindavan) Kannada Sanga at NJ and NY – 2000, 2002, 2004
# CVHTS, Connecticut – 2002, 2004
# Annual Music and Dance Festival, ICHS, Dallas, TX – 2004. Mallige Kannada Kuta, Dallas, TX – 2000.
# Kannada Association of Northern California and Los Angeles – 2000, 2002
# Kannada Association St. Louis – 2004
# Mallige Kannada Sangha at Clarion Hotel Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana – 2004. Gita Mandal Indianapolis, Indiana – 2004
# Swanranjali – Columbus, Ohio- 2000, 2004
# VMS Sri Jayathirtha Aradhana Day Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2004
Canada:
# Kannada Association – Toronto – 2000, 2004
# Rendered Vande Mataram at The Panorama India – Indo – Canadian Cultural Fest. Toronto – 2004
Australia:
# Successful tour (APKO) in 2009 – Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide etc.
New Zealand:
# APKO in 2009 – Auckland. Sangeeta Sarita in 2010 – Auckland
Hong Kong:
# APKO – India Association, 2009
Bahrain:
# SAARTHA Foundation in Nov 2010
Other Associations like:
# Sunnyvale Temple, California, Birmingham – Alabama, Sandiego, Evansville – IN, Louisville – KY, Hindu Temple, Detroit etc.
Awards & recognitions
Sangeeta has won numerous awards. The list followsReferences
External links
Sangeeta Katti's Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katti, Sangeeta 1970 births Living people Hindustani singers Kannada playback singers Kannada people People from Dharwad Indian women playback singers Indian women classical singers Singers from Karnataka 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers Film musicians from Karnataka 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers Women musicians from Karnataka Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2006