Vithal Rao Aatmaram Shivpurkar also known as Pandit Vithal Rao (1929 – 25 June 2015) was an Indian classical vocalist. He is considered to have been one of the last few maestros of 'Ghazals' and was the last court singer of the Last Nizam of Hyderabad. He is popular for singing ghazals written by Hyderabad writers, Urdu as well as Hindi ghazals.

Early life

Vithal Rao Aatmaram Shivpurkar popularly known as Vithal Rao or Guruji was born in 1929 in

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, India.

Performing career

Vithal Rao was a court musician of the Last Nizam of Hyderabad. He is popular with the noble families of Hyderabad. Among his notable accompanists include Ustad Sardar Khan (tabla). Among his notable disciples is Kiran Ahluwalia and playback and folk singer,

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Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Vithal Indian male ghazal singers Singers from Hyderabad, India 1929 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Indian male classical singers Singers from Andhra Pradesh