Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ( pronunciation (help·info)); February 4, 1922 – January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana (school), he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). He was the most recent recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, awarded in 2008.
Joshi was born into a Kannadiga family in the town of Ron, which was then in Dharwar, District in northern Karnataka state of India. His father, Gururaj Joshi, was a school teacher. Bhimsen was the eldest in a family of 16 siblings. Some of the siblings still live in their ancestral home in Gadag. Bhimsen lost his mother when he was young, and his step mother then raised him. His parents lived initially with his grandfather as tenants of a Kulkarni household, but then moved to Gadag (now a district headquarter).
As a child, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi's craving for music was evident to his family as he managed to lay his hands on a 'tanpura' used by his 'Kirtankar' grandfather, which had been kept away from his gaze at home. Music had such a magnetic pull over him that a 'bhajan singing' procession or just 'azaan' from a nearby mosque was said to draw him out of house.
Lata Mangeshkar (born September 28, 1929) is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, though primarily in Hindi. She is the elder sister of singer Asha Bhosle, Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. She is the second vocalist to have ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world. The claim was that she had recorded approximately 25,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian languages between 1948 to 1974. Over the years, while several sources have supported this claim, others have raised concerns over its veracity, claiming that this number was highly exaggerated and that Mangeshkar's younger sister, Asha Bhosle, had more song recordings than she had. In 2011 Guinness officially acknowledged Bhosle as the most recorded artist in music history.
Ustad Rashid Khan (born 1 July 1966) is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, and is the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan. He is married to Joyeeta Bose, from the family of Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose.
In a story told in several versions, it appears that Pandit Bhimsen Joshi said at one point, that Rashid Khan was the "assurance for the future of Indian vocal music". He was awarded the Padma Shri, as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006.
Born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. He received his initial training from his maternal grand-uncle, Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan (1909–1993). He is also the nephew of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.
As a child he had little interest in music. His uncle Ghulam Mustafa Khan was among the first to note his musical talents, and for some time trained him in Mumbai. However, he received his main training from Nissar Hussain Khan, initially at his house in Badayun. A strict disciplinarian, Nissar Hussain Khan would insist on voice training (sur sAdhanA) from four in the morning, and make Rashid practice one note of the scale for hours on end. A whole day would be spent on practising just a single note. Although Rashid detested these lessons as a child, but the disciplined training shows in his easy mastery of taan (arpeggios) and layakaari today. It was not until he was 18 that Rashid began to truly enjoy his musical training.
Raghubar Tumko Meri Laaj
Sada Sada Main Sharan Tihaari
Tum Ho Gareeb Newaaj
Raghubar Tum Ho Gareeb Newaaj
Raghubar Tumko Meri Laaj
Patit Udhaaran Vrihad (?) Tihaaro
Shravan Na Suni Aawaaj
Hoon To Patit Puraatan Kahiye(?)
Paar Utaaro Jahaaj Raghubar
Paar Utaaro Jahaaj
Raghubar ...
Agh Khandan Dukh Bhanjan Jan Ke
Yahi Tihaara Kaaj
Raghubar Yahi Tihaara Kaaj
Tulaseedaas Par Kirapa Keeje
(Tulaseedaas Par) 4
(Tulaseedaas Par Kirapa Keeje) 3
Bhakti Daan Dehu Aaj
Raghubar Bhakti Daan Dehu Aaj
Raghubar Tumako Meri Laaj ...
Thumaka Thumaka Paga Kumaka Kunja Maga
Capala Carana Hari Aye (Ho)
Mere Prana Bhulavana Aye
Mere Nayana Lubhavana Aye
Aruna Kirana Sama Srna Vrnda Tava
Kirana Bala Ravi Aye Ho
Amala Kamala Kara Murali Madhura Dhara
Bamsi Bajavana Aye Ho
Kunja Kunja Hara Kunja Kunja Bhara
Vrnda Ranga Hari Aye Ho
Nimiki Jhimiki Jhimi Nimiki Jhimiki Jhimi
Nartana Paga Pija Aye Ho
(Raam Prabhu Aadhaar Jagat Ke) 2
Raam Jivan Aadhaar
Raam Ek Aadarsh Hamaare
Vandan Karuun Hazaar Ho
Vandan Karuun Hazaar
Shri Raam Shri Raam
(Do Akshar Ki Amogh Shakti) 2
(Mahaamantra Hai Mangal Naam) 2
Shri Raam Shri Raam
Shri Raam Jai Raam Jai Jai Raam
Raam Prabhu Aadhar
(Ajaanubaahu Vir Dhanurdhar
Shaamal Kaanti Sharir Sundar) 2
Sur Nar Paalak Asura Sanhaarak
Bhakt Janon Ke Hain Vishraam
Shri Raam Raam Prabhuu Aadhar