'Kalyana Basavanna' Vachana by Padmashri Pandit M.Venkatesh Kumar

Описание: Vocal - Padmashri. Pandit M. Venkateshkumar, Dharwad
Harmonium - Pandit Sudhanshu Kulkarni
Tabla - Sri Keshav Joshi
Manjira - Sri Venkatesh Purohit, Bangalore

Vocalist :
Prof. M Venkatesh Kumar received his training in Hindustani Classical music under his Holiness Padmabhushan Dr. Puttaraj Gawai of Veereshwar Punyashram, Gadag Karnataka according to Gurukul system for eleven years.
As a vocalist, since forty years he has performed in several prestigious concerts all over India and abroad. He has broadcast widely for AIR since 1979 including National programme of music and concerts. Many of his classical music and devotional music albums are very popular and appreciated by the music lovers.
Received many state level awards like Rajyotsava award,Sangeet Nitya Academy Award. The Government of India has honoured him with ”Padmashri Award“ in 2016.

Pandit Sudhansu Kulkarni, Harmonium Accompanist
Pandit Sudhansu Kulkarni, being child prodigy learnt from several great gurus like late Appasaheb Laxman Sakhalkar, Pt. Ramabhau K.Bijapure, one of the noteworthy harmonium maestros of the time.
Panditji is the first in country to obtain Doctorate in Music from Akhil Bharathiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai in solo harmonium under the able guidance of Pt. Narayanrao V. Patwardhan of Vadodara.
He has accompanied eminent artists in harmonium like Dr. Gangubai Hangal, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. P.K.Ginde, Pt. Prabhakar Karkare, Dr. Prabha Atre, Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Begum Parveen Sultan,Smt. Padma Talwalkar, Smt Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Dr. Shyamala Bhave and a lot of other luminaries of Hindustani music

Shri Keshav Joshi, Tabla accompanist
Keshav Joshi, picked up playing tabala at the age of eight under the tutelage of Pandit R. H. More, Late Pandit Karveer Mallapur ,eminent tabalist of the Banaras Gharana Pt. Ishwarlal Mishra and Pandit Suraj Purandare of Dharwad. . He is a ‘B High’ grade Artiste of the All India Radio.
Over the years, he has accompanied eminent artists in tabla including Padmashree Pandit M. Venkatesh Kumar, Pandit Jayteerth Mevundi, Pandit Rajan Mishra and Pandit Sajan Mishra, Vidushi Ashwini Bhide, Vidushi Arathi Ankalikar, Vidushi Kalpana Zokarkar, Sri Raghunandan Phanashikar, Pandit Ganapathi Bhat, Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav, Pandit Praveen Godkhindi, Ustad Faiyaz Khan, Ustad Shafiq Khan, Ustad Rafiq Khan, Pandit Anand Bhate, Pandit Niladri Kumar, Smt. Sangeeta Katti, Sri Sriram Parashuram, Smt. Anuradha Sriram, Pandit Vinayak Torvi, Sri. Ananth Kulkarni, Sri. Puttur Narasimha Naik, Sri. Vidhyabhushana and many others.
He has been awarded the various state level awards including ’Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru Rashtreeya Yuva Puraskar 2019’ and many more. He also has founded and runs the ‘Avartan Sangeet Sabha’, a forum to encourage and promote classical music and upcoming musicians.

Pandit Shri Raosaheb H. More
80th Birthday Celebration
“ NADARADHANE ”
50 Golden Jubilee Celebration
All Night Music Programme by International Renowned Artists
NATARAJ SANGEET VIDYALAYA,
NATARAJ SANGEET NRUTYA NIKETANA, BAGALKOT
in association with Kannada & Cultural Dept, Bagalkot