Bhimsen Joshi
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Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from the Indian subcontinent. He is known for the khaya
Joshi in 1962
Then President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam meeting Joshi in 2007
Bhimsen Joshi with his first wife Sunanda Katti at his eldest son Raghavendra Joshi, 1954.
Bhimsen Joshi with his second wife Vatsala Mudholkar in 1951.
Kirana gharana
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The Kirana Gharana is a Hindustani music apprenticeship tradition made popular by Bande Ali Khan in the 19th Century and his cousins Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan. Evolved from the instrumenta
Bhimsen Joshi
…He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music. He is noted for his concerts, and between 1964 and 1982 Joshi toured Afghanistan, Italy, France, Canada and…
An illustration of the Kirana Gharana's ancestry prepared by Mashkoor Ali Khan.
Photograph of Abdul Karim Khan in performance supported by his student, Sawai Gandharva, on tanpura.
Photograph of Amir Khan. Though from the Bhendi Bazaar tradition of Moradabad, his time with Abdul Wahid Khan at the Indore Court left a great impression on his musical philosophy.