Biography of indian vocalist
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Shreya Ghoshal
Indian singer (born 1984)
Shreya Ghoshal (Bengali pronunciation:[ʃrejaɡʱoʃal]; born 12 March 1984), is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility,[3][4] she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India.[5][6]Praised for her remarkable vocal expressions she is often described as 'the queen of dynamics'. She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian and foreign languages and received numerous accolades, including five National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, six Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South.
Ghoshal began learning music at the age of four.[7] Beginning her training in classical music at the age of six, she made her singing debut with the 2002 romantic drama Devdas (2002) after winning the television singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma. Her debut songs "Bairi Piya" and "Dola
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Bhimsen Joshi
For the raga on Bhimsen Joshi, see Bhimsen (raga).
Indian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922-2011)
Bharat RatnaPandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (; BHEEM-SAYNjoe-SHEE; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), 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 khayal struktur 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 fryst vatten noted for his concerts, and between 1964 and 1982 Joshi toured Afghanistan, Italy, France, Canada and USA. He was the first musician from India whose concerts were advertised through posters in New York City.[1][2] Joshi was instrumental in organising the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival annually, as homage to his guru, Sawai Gandharva.[3]
In 1998, he was awarded the Sange
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Famous Hindustani Singers - Male
The art of classical singing has been practiced in the Indian subcontinent since ages. The art is popular, not as a form of entertainment, but as a means of connecting with the Divine Being. Infact, it is considered as one of the basic ways through which a human being can connect with God. The distinct forms of melodies sung by classical singers are known as 'Ragas'. Some of these Ragas are said to have a divine quality in them, which helps an individual in meditating.
Hindustani music, one of the two principal types of South Asian classical music, found mainly in the northern three-fourths of the subcontinent, where Indo-Aryan languages are spoken. The most prominent instruments of Hindustani music are the sitar, sarod, sarangi, shehnai, tabla and tambura.
In this section, we have provided a brief biography of the famous Hindustani male singers of India.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical singer and teacher of