Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav Performing Raag Abhogi Kanada At Savai Gandharva
- 7 years ago
Savai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune
Artists: Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav (Vocal Classical)
Raag: Abhogi Kanada
Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav:
Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav hails from Dharwad, Karnataka. He was initiated into classical music by his father Pandit Sangameshwar Gurav. Endowed with a mellifluous, fluid and high pitched tenor voice, he has achieved much recognition- "Surmani", " Pt. Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar" and "Sarva Shreshta Kalakar" to name a few. He has performed at several prestigious music festivals in India and has several albums to his credit.
Young as he is, (born 1963 at Belgaum, Karnataka state) Kaivalya Kumar is a B.Com, B.A and Gold medalist at M.A. Music, all from Karnataka University Dharwad. He took to music, quite early in his career, as naturally as a fish takes to water. He is a third generation musician. His grandfather Ganapatrao Gurav was a disciple of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of Kiraana Gharaana. Pt. Sangameshwar. Kaivalya Kumar's father and guru is a well known exponent of the Kiraana tradition. His father has groomed Kaivalya Kumar into an outstanding vocalist. Gifted with a naturally high pitched, mellifluous voice, Kaivalya Kumar's rendition of ragas is marked by natural phirat, fast tans, infallible rhythm, imaginative content and a superb aesthetic approach.
Artists: Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav (Vocal Classical)
Raag: Abhogi Kanada
Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav:
Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav hails from Dharwad, Karnataka. He was initiated into classical music by his father Pandit Sangameshwar Gurav. Endowed with a mellifluous, fluid and high pitched tenor voice, he has achieved much recognition- "Surmani", " Pt. Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar" and "Sarva Shreshta Kalakar" to name a few. He has performed at several prestigious music festivals in India and has several albums to his credit.
Young as he is, (born 1963 at Belgaum, Karnataka state) Kaivalya Kumar is a B.Com, B.A and Gold medalist at M.A. Music, all from Karnataka University Dharwad. He took to music, quite early in his career, as naturally as a fish takes to water. He is a third generation musician. His grandfather Ganapatrao Gurav was a disciple of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of Kiraana Gharaana. Pt. Sangameshwar. Kaivalya Kumar's father and guru is a well known exponent of the Kiraana tradition. His father has groomed Kaivalya Kumar into an outstanding vocalist. Gifted with a naturally high pitched, mellifluous voice, Kaivalya Kumar's rendition of ragas is marked by natural phirat, fast tans, infallible rhythm, imaginative content and a superb aesthetic approach.