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Sawai Gandharva
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| Sawai Gandharva | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rambhau Kondgolkar[1] [2][3] [4] Kundgol Ramrao |
| Born | September 12, 1886 |
| Origin | Kundgol, Karnataka |
| Died | 1952 |
| Genre(s) | Hindustani Classical Music - Khayal and light forms |
| Occupation(s) | Hindustani Classical Vocalist |
| Years active | ?? |
| Label(s) | ?? |
Rambhau Kundgolkar, better known as Sawai Gandharva (Marathi:रामभाऊ कुंदगोळकर, Kannada: ರಾಮಾಭಾವ್ ಕುಂದಗೊಲ್ಕರ್)(1886 – September 12, 1952), was a well known Hindustani vocalist. He was a disciple of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and helped make the Kirana Gharana famous.
Sawai Gandharwa was born in Kundagol, near Dharwad, in Karnataka in 1886. Although not from a musical family, he was keenly interested in music. He started his training in classical music under the tutelage of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan.
After completing his training, Gandharwa joined a drama company and became a big hit as a singing star in Marathi theatre. It was because of his famous singing on stage that he got this name 'Sawai Gandharva', along the lines of the famous singer Bal Gandharva.
Although he became a well known classical vocalist, his most enduring legacy is that he trained great artists who would carry on the magic of the Kirana Gharana, like Bhimsen Joshi, Basavaraj Rajaguru, and Gangubai Hanagal.
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi holds the annual Sawai Gandharva Music Festival in memory of Sawai Gandharva.
- Sawai Gandharva. Musical Nrivana.com, August 1, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- Where north meets south. Sunday Magazine-The Hindu, November 29, 1998. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
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