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Marathi Abhimaangeet
Marathi Abhimaangeet is a song written in Marathi by the noted poet Suresh Bhat and set to music by well known composer Kaushal Inamdar. Introduction The composition is probably one of its kind with over 450 artistes having lent their voice. The song was released under the name ''Marathi Abhimaangeet'' in Thane on 27 February 2010, on the occasion of Marathi Bhasha Diwas. The ''Marathi Abhimaangeet'' has been sung by 112 established singers and a chorus of 356 upcoming singers. It has been recorded across 3 studios in Mumbai, Chennai and Thane with 12 sound engineers and 65 musicians. It is a very melodious composition which aims to reconcile every Marathi-speaking individual to the beauty of the language. More than 2500 accomplished singers and musicians have directly or indirectly contributed towards it. About the poet Suresh Bhat is a noted Marathi poet from Vidarbha land of Maharashtra. Suresh Bhat loved Maharashtra and Marathi language very deeply. He made the entire Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Suresh Bhat
Suresh Bhat (15 April 1932 – 14 March 2003) was a Marathi poet from the state of Maharashtra, India. Personal life Bhat was born in a Karhade Brahmin family in Amravati, Maharashtra to Shridhar Bhat, a physician. His mother was fond of poetry and made young Bhat often read famous Marathi poems. He later acknowledged this practice to be a key influence in the development of his poetic abilities. He earned the B.A. degree in 1955. Poems comforted him as he battled bitterness and depression throughout his life finally accepting Atheism. After completing his education he took teaching jobs in rural areas of Amravati and continued writing poems. In 1964, he married Pushpa Mehendale, who hailed from Pune, but worked as teacher in Madhan, Amravati. He converted to Buddhism in presence of Bhante Surai Sasai and Bhau Lokhande. Dr. Ambedkar was an ideal to him. Bhat died of cardiac arrest on 14 March 2003, at the aged of 70. He is survived by his son, Chittranjan Bhat and dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ravindra Sathe
Ravindra Sathe (born 7 February 1951) is an Indian playback singer in Marathi film industry. He was the original cast and crew member of famous Marathi theatre play '' Ghashiram Kotwal''. He had been awarded Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer 10 times. Early life Sathe was born on 7 February 1951 in Pune, India, into a family of music lovers. His father was a radio announcer and harmonium player. Sathe's mother, Shakuntala, was a homemaker. At the age of eight, Sathe began singing Sudhir Phadke's songs with remarkable accuracy. Sathe completed his primary education in Pune and later graduated from Fergusson College. He then enrolled in the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to study sound recording and engineering. Career He started his career as sound recordist in Doordarshan. He has many performances of light music all over India. These include "''Nakshtranche Dene''", ''Diwali pahat'' etc. He began his career in music at a young age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swapnil Bandodkar
Swapnil Bandodkar is a Marathi playback singer from India, popular for playback singing Marathi film and television world. He learnt music from Kunda Vaishampayan, Vasantrao Kulkarni and Suresh Wadkar He Won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer At 54th Maharashtra State Film Awards. Career Born in a Goan family in Mumbai. He has given performances in television, and various festivals in light and film music. He got nominated for Gadbad Gondhal in Ambarnath Film Festival in 2017 as Best Singer (Male). He was a contestant and winner of the first season of Sa Re Ga Ma in 2005. Film singing * ''Chashme Bahaddar'' (2006) * '' Yanda Kartavya Aahe'' * ''Photocopy'' * ''Kshan'' (2006) * '' Timepass'' * '' Lai Bhaari'' (2014) * '' Zabardast'' * '' Morya'' * '' Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda'' * '' Zenda'' * '' Sharyat'' * '' Zapatlela 2'' * '' Happy Journey'' * '' Premachi Goshta'' * '' Mitwaa'' * ''Poshter Boyz'' * '' Gadbad Gondhal'' * ''Panipat'' * ''The Kas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sanjeev Chimmalgi
Pandit Sanjeev Chimmalgi (born 29 July 1972) is an Indian music composer and Hindustani vocalist. He is a disciple of C. R. Vyas. His music reflects the voice culture of Kirana gharana as well as the bandish oriented singing of the Gwalior gharana/ Agra gharana. Background Chimmalgi was born in Mumbai to M.V. Chimmalgi, in a family hailing from Dharwad, Karnataka. His grandfather, Chimmalgi Master, was a noted tabla player. Career Chimmalgi is professionally trained as a computer engineer. He had his initial training from Madhava Gudi. Later he came under the tutelage of C. R. Vyas. He is also receiving training in Carnatic music under T. R. Balamani and Balachandran in Mumbai and in Konnakol under renowned Mridangam player T S Nandakumar. He has performed at several venues in Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Kolkata, Miraj, and Nagpur. Discography * ''Quest'' (2003) * ''Remembering Gunijaan: A Tribute to Pandit C R Vyas'' (2008) * '' Runningshaadi.com'' * '' Baahubali 2'' * ''Hindi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shounak Abhisheki
Pt. Shounak Abhisheki is an Indian vocalist, composer of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music. He is the son of Jitendra Abhisheki Profile Shounak Abhisheki, the son and disciple of Maestro Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki Ganesh Balawant Nawathe (21 September 1929 – 7 November 1998), better known as Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of Indian classical, semi-classical, and devotional music. While he distinguished hims ..., is a vocalist who combines Agra and Jaipur styles of Hindustani Classical Music. Abhisheki trained under Smt. Kamaltai Tambe of the Jaipur Gharana. Career Shounak has performed special programs such as ''Swarabhishek'', ''Tulsi Ke Ram & Kabir'' and ''Abhang'', based on his father's compositions. In addition to several Indian music festivals, he has performed a series of concerts in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf and Thailand. Shounak has been recorded by Sony Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sadhana Sargam
Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi, Bengali language, Bengali, Nepali, Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Awards, National Film Award and Filmfare Awards South, She has also won five Maharashtra State Film Awards, four Gujarat State Film Awards and one Odisha State Film Awards, Orissa State Film Award. Early life Sargam was born in a Marathi family of musicians at Dabhol, the seaport town in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. Her mother Neela Ghanekar was a classical singer and music teacher and knew arranger–composer Anil Mohile, who then arranged music for Kalyanji-Anandji. He introduced Sargam to them, and she was in the children's chorus in "Pam Pararampam, Bole Jeevan Ki Sargam" sung by Kishore Kumar in G. P. Sippy's ''Trishna (1978 film), Trishna'' (1978). Sargam performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shridhar Phadke
Shridhar S. Phadke (, born 9 September 1950) is a famous Marathi language music composer from Maharashtra, India. Early life Shridhar Phadke was born on 9 September 1950 in Mumbai. He is son of the famous Marathi singer and composer Sudhir Phadke and singer Lalitabai Phadke. He completed his education from D. G. Ruparel College of Arts Science and Commerce and later did his post graduation in Information Technology in United States of America in the decade of 1970. Later he joined Air India. He retired from Air India as Executive Director-IT in the year 2009. He has not undergone any formal training for music. When Shridhar Phadke was in USA for his post graduation, he composed his first tune for a devotional song Devachiye Dwari. Sudhir Phadke heard this song and appreciated the tune. Sudhir Phadke also sung this song in one of his programs in the USA. Later this song was recorded in the voice of Suresh Wadkar for album '' Omkar Swaroopa'' (). Career Shridhar Phadke started hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Satyasheel Deshpande
Pandit Satyasheel Deshpande (born 9 January 1951) is a Hindustani classical musician who specialises in singing Khayal. He is a disciple of Pandit Kumar Gandharva and the son of musicologist Vamanrao Deshpande. Career Deshpande has been performing in music festivals and has also occasionally sung for Bollywood films. His most remembered performances being those in "Joothe Naina Bole" in '' Lekin...'' (1991) and "Man Anand Anand Chhayo" in '' Vijeta'' (1982), both duets with Asha Bhosle. Other films have seen him singing with Lata Mangeshkar. In 2010, he was also part of the 112 singers who sang the " Marathi Abhimaangeet". Recently in February 2015, he created Five Minute Classical Music (FMCM) khayal piece for Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation. The project was launched for "people who don't have any prior experience of listening to Indian classical music" for a khayal usually last for 20–45 minutes. Deshpande is also trainer of various notable artists like Pushkar Lele, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar
Arati Ankalikar Tikekar (born 27 January 1963) is an Indian classical vocalist and playback singer, in Marathi, Konkani and Hindi film industry. She known for singing in Agra, Gwalior and Jaipur-Atrauli gharana style of Hindustani classical music. She has received National Film Awards twice for Best Female Playback Singer and has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2020. She is known for her albums ''Tejomay Nadbrahm'', ''Raag-Rang'', and playback singing for the films like '' Antarnaad'', '' De Dhakka'', ''Savlee'', Shyam Benegal's film, '' Sardari Begum'' (1996), '' Ek Hazarachi Note''. Her early musical education came from Vasantrao Kulkarni, of the Agra- Gwalior gharana. This was followed by training under noted vocalist, Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Thereafter that, she received further training from Pt. Dinkar Kaikini. Filmography She has been the main playback singer for several Marathi, Konkani as well as Hindi films, namely: *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hariharan (singer)
Hariharan Anantha Subramani (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian people, Indian playback singer, playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu language, Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10+ languages including Marathi language, Marathi, Sinhala language, Sinhala, Maithili language, Maithili, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Odia language, Odia, Bengali language, Bengali, Sanskrit, Gujarati language, Gujarati and English language, English. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. Hariharan is widely regarded as one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India and is a two-time National Film Awards, National Award winner. Hariharan, associating with Lesle Lewis (composer), Lesle Lewis, formed the duo Colonial Cousins. They have cut many private music albums and als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Padmaja Phenani-Joglekar
Padmaja Phenany Joglekar is a Hindustani Classical singer. She is a disciple of Pandit Jasraj. She was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2001. Early life Brought up in the tradition of Indian classical music, Padmaja a graduate in Microbiology, opted for a career in music. Today she sings both Hindustani Classical ( Khayal, Thumri, Tappa etc.) and the light popular variety ( Gazals, Geet, Bhajans etc.). Personal life She is married to Sunil Joglekar and has a son. Career Joglekar started learning Hindustani Classical music under the guidance of the vocalist Jasraj. She took further training from the Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan and the music director Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Her three albums titled ''Hee Shubhra Phulanchi Jwala'', ''Rang Bawara Shravan'' and ''Ghar Nachale Nachela'' consist of Marathi poems written by poets like Kusumagraj, Indira Sant, Vinda Karandikar, Mangesh Padgaonkar, Shankar Ramani, Suresh Bhat, Grace & Shantabai Shelke. She has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
