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The Best of Hindustani Vocal |
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Hindustani music's two major vocal traditions are 'dhrupad', without any ornamentation and sombre in its delivery, and 'khayaal', with a romantic script and effusive ornamentation.
Be it a khayal, a thumri with romantic content or bhajan with devotion, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali personified the best of Hindustani vocal and the Khan always put his all into the song. He made contemporary musicians and music lovers aware of need for voice culture and modulation, and the contribution of emotion in music. Few could touch the listener's heart as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan could and none of classical vocalists earned the love of musicians, audiences and critics, the way the Ustad did.
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Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan rightly came to be known as the King of Light Classical Music. Among the classical musicians, Bade Ghulam Ali was rightly truly the king of emotions and thumris. Under the pen name Sabrang, the Ustad left lilting khayal and thumris which echoed his one passion in life: Music. The best of music can be found at albums from India.
Bhimsen Joshi's amongst the best of Hindustani vocal singing is not unlike a divine musical experience. Today no comparison can be drawn between him and any other vocalist. There is an interesting anecdote about Bhimsen Joshi from the time he used to tour all the cities of India for live performances. He became such a fixture at the airports of India and with the airlines crew that he came to be known as the flying musician of India! Today Bhimsen Joshi is known for his lifelong devotion and loyalty to his guru, the late Sawai Gandharva. The Bhimsen Joshi of today like the Bhimsen Joshi of yesteryears is a versatile singer, an expert in khayal singing and adept in songs from plays, the presentation of thumris or devotional compositions.
It is very rightly said that to know Shrimati Kishori Amonkar is to know genius. Kishoritai, one of the best of Hindustani vocal singing could tune her tanpura with a scientist's precision to the exact shade of nishad, and the correct shadja. It is said that her philosophy of music is her faith in its power to transcend the material world and touch the spiritual. Listeners find her notes divine and and their singing sacred. Kishoritai has given a lot of joy to her listeners by her music and lectures. She is an exponent of the Rasa Theory of Music.
Kesarbai Kerkar from Goa settled in Bombay and was honored with the title of Surashri by
Gurudev Ravindranath Tagore, the Padmabhushan, and title of Maharashtra Rajya Gayika by the government of Maharashtra. She was a excellent exponent of the Jaipur Gharana one of the best of Hindustani vocal.
Pandit Jasraj, is the unmatched doyen of Hindustani classical vocals. Born into a family which has given to Indian music four generations of outstanding musicians, the Mewati maestro, Pandit Jasraj had his initial grooming in music under his father, the late Motiramji. His spiritual guide was the late Maharana Shri Jaiwant Singhji of Sanand. Pandit Jasraj's greatest contribution to Indian music is the novel jugalbandi concept based on moorchanas.
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