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Ustad Bismillah Khan | Shehnai Recital

Suprabhat "Meditation with morning ragas" Ustad Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan (21 March 1916 – 21 August 2006) (born as Qamaruddin Khan), often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class. Khan is credited with elevating its status and bringing it to the concert stage.

Pt. Jasraj | Hindustani Classical Vocal

Meditation with morning ragas.....Pandit Jasraj was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Mewati gharana. His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame, respect and numerous major awards and accolades. His legacy includes memorable performances of classical and semi-classical vocal music, classical and devotional music, albums and film soundtracks, innovations in various genres including Haveli Sangeeth and popularizing the Mewati Gharana - a school of thought in Hindustani classical music.

M. Subramonia Sarma, S.R. Mahadeva Sarma & S.R. Rajasree | Raga - Kedaragaula

Meditation with morning ragas....Hailing from a family of traditional musicians, S.R. Mahadeva Sarma started learning violin at a tender age of seven under the able guidence of his father famous violinist Prof. M. Subramonia Sarma (who is the senior most violinist in Kerala). S.R. Mahadeva Sarma gave his first violin duet performance at the age of ten along with his sister S.R. Rajasree.

Kalpana Zokarkar | Raga - Bhupal Todi

Meditation with morning ragas....Kalpana Zokarkar, a Hindustani classical vocalist, occupies a special position in the Hindustani classical music world. Her musical upbringing was due to her father and guru, Pandit Krishna Rao Majumdar, a renowned artist in his own right. She carries the legacy of Ustad Rajab Ali Khan, through her father.

Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty | Raga - Bhairav

Meditation with morning ragas....Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is poised nearly as a cult figure among all the legendary Indian Classical Vocalists of today. Although considered a scion and doyen of the Patiala-Kasur Gharana (style), primarily representing Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib’s gayaki, he can equally portray even the most subtle features of other major classical gharanas of India like Indor, Delhi, Jaipur, Gwalior, Agra, Kirana, Rampur and even Carnatic music of South India.

Kalpana Zokarkar | Raga - Bhupal Todi

Meditation with morning ragas....Kalpana Zokarkar, a Hindustani classical vocalist, occupies a special position in the Hindustani classical music world. Her musical upbringing was due to her father and guru, Pandit Krishna Rao Majumdar, a renowned artist in his own right. She carries the legacy of Ustad Rajab Ali Khan, through her father.

Kalpana Zokarkar | Raga - Bhairavi

Meditation with morning ragas....Kalpana Zokarkar, a Hindustani classical vocalist, occupies a special position in the Hindustani classical music world. Her musical upbringing was due to her father and guru, Pandit Krishna Rao Majumdar, a renowned artist in his own right. She carries the legacy of Ustad Rajab Ali Khan, through her father.

M. Subramonia Sarma, S.R. Mahadeva Sarma & S.R. Rajasree | Violin Trio

Meditation with morning ragas....Hailing from a family of traditional musicians, S.R. Mahadeva Sarma started learning violin at a tender age of seven under the able guidence of his father famous violinist Prof. M. Subramonia Sarma (who is the senior most violinist in Kerala). S.R. Mahadeva Sarma gave his first violin duet performance at the age of ten along with his sister S.R. Rajasree.

Pt. Sunil Kant Gupta | Raga - Gurjari Todi

Meditation with morning ragas...Shri Sunil Kant Gupta is one of the most promising classical flautist in the contemporary era. He was motivated to take up some form of musical expression by his father Shri Ram Chandra Gupta. Having received training in Gwalior, Agra, Banaras and Patiala Gharanas, Sunil ji has developed his unique style of rendition, giving due weightage to both "Gayaki & Gatkari" ang in his performance.

Pt. Nirmalya Dey | Indian Classical Vocalist

Suprabhat ''Meditation with morning ragas''.... Pandit Nirmalya Dey is a renowned master vocalist and teacher in the tradition of Dagarvani dhrupad. Inspired by his mother, he started his initial dhrupad training with Prof. Nimaichand Boral, who was a disciple of Ustad Nasir Moinuddin Dagar. From 1988, Nirmalya Dey learned in the true guru-shishya tradition based on the master-disciple relationship, spending extended time with the celebrated dhrupad master, Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar.

Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam & Anuradha Sridhar | Raga - Begada

Meditation with morning ragas...Srimathi, the violinist, popularly known to the world of Carnatic Music as Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandan hails from a family of musicians in South India devoted to professional music for four generations. Her father Shri Valadi R. Gopala Iyer was a versatile music teacher who taught vocal, veena, violin and mrudangam. Anuradha Sridhar comes from a long line of master artists that have contributed immensely to the field of Carnatic music.

Ustad Amir Khan | Hindustani Classical Vocalist

Meditation with morning ragas.... Amir Khan was an Indian classical vocalist and the founder of the Indore gharana. Amir Khan was a virtually self-taught musician. He developed his own gayaki (singing style), influenced by the styles of Abdul Waheed Khan (vilambit tempo), Rajab Ali Khan (taans) and Aman Ali Khan (merukhand).

Pt. Kumar Gandharva | Hindustani Classical Vocalist

Feel the resonance of evening ragas... Kumar Gandharva, known originally as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style and his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana. The name Kumar Gandharva is a title given to him when he was a child prodigy; a Gandharva is a musical spirit in Hindu mythology.

Pt. Vinayak Rao Patwardhan | Hindustani Classical Vocalist

Feel the resonance of evening ragas... Pandit Vinayak Narayan Patwardhan was an Indian vocalist of Gwalior gharana of Indian classical music. Vinayakrao Patwardhan's singing reflected the simple and straightforward approach to ragas, which is the characteristic of the Gwalior Gharana style. His favorite ragas included ''Bahar'', ''Adana'', ''Multani'', ''Malhar'', ''Jaijaivanti'', ''Hameer'' and ''Bhairav-bahar''.

Pt. Debu Chaudhuri | Raag Bilaskhani Todi

Meditation with morning ragas....Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri is a Sitarist and a teacher. He is the winner of the Padmabhushan and Padmashree awards. He is the writer of six books, composer of eight new ragas and numerous musical compositions. From 1963 he has appeared in numerous radio broadcasts, and he is a disciple of Mushtaq Ali Khan.

Sulochana Brahaspati | Raga - Prabhat Bhairav

Meditation with morning ragas.....Sulochana Brahaspati is one of the noted vocalist of Hindustani classical music. In 1994, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

Sulochana Brahaspati | Raga - Prabhat Bhairav

Meditation with morning ragas.....Sulochana Brahaspati is one of the noted vocalist of Hindustani classical music. In 1994, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

O.S. Thyagrajan | Carnatic Vocalist

Meditation with morning ragas....O. S. Thiagarajan is a Carnatic Musician based in Chennai. He is the son and disciple of Sangeetha Booshanam O.V.Subrahmanyam. He learnt music from Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. M. Thiagarajan, while Padmabhushan Lalgudi Jayaraman provided guidance/mentor ship early in his career. An ‘A-Top’ graded artist of the All India Radio and of Doordarshan, he has been giving a large number of concerts, and is considered one of the eminent artists of his generation.

Pt. Aranya Kumar | Raga Basant Mukhari

Meditation with morning ragas....Aranyakumar is a talented young sitarist from Karnataka, India. Aranya's expertise of the sitar along with his profound knowledge of instrumental music theory and history has brought him to become a guest lecturer at the Karnatak University of Dharwad, where he has been teaching sitar since 2003.