Maestro Illayaraja's Appearance with Pt. S. BALLESH & KRISHNA BALLESH in Navaratri festival

PANDIT SRI S. BALLESH
SHEHNAI ARTIST AND VOCALIST
Address :-
No 37, A.V.M street, Venkatesh nagar,Saligramam,
Chennai 600092,Tamil nadu, INDIA
M NO : 0-9381027573,0-9884295357,H NO : 04423765849,044-23763849. PANDIT Sri S.BALLESH is a disciple of world renowned Shehnai Maestro BHARAT RATNA USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN SAHEB, and known as south Indian film music SHEHNAI CHAKRAVATHY and called as DAKSHIN BHARAT BISMILLAH KHAN by Guru ji Ustad Bismillah Khan Saheb.He born on 1st april 1958 in M.K.HUBLI (Belgaum district) in KARNATAKA , hails from the illustrious family of renowned Shehnai players for past 300 years,his father Pandit Sanna Bharamanna ji himself a famous shehnai player of note has been his 1st GURU ji .He continued under his uncle Shehnai Vidwan Sri. Dhodda Bharamanna ji. At the age of 9yrs he started his carrer. He learnt Hindustani vocal in kirana gharana from Dr. DP.Hiremath and started to playing vocal style (Gayaki ang) in his instrument shehnai. He gave his first public performance at the age of 15yrs in 1973 at Sri Sadguru Balaiyogi Swami ji Thourgad math(Hubli).He learnt PATIALA GHARANA khayal gayaki from Hyderabad Nizams Court Asthan Vidwan Maharasthra Maha Pandit Sri. Kodhanda Salunke Maharaj who trained him very much & bhought all the Gayaki Ang Bhirakas (link touches) into the shehnai.And his 2nd performance in All India Radio in Dharwad.He has a high degree in Radio Kendra.PANDIT S.BALLESH set his heart on also being the best and towards this goal, he sought to be shishya (disciple) of Bharat Ratna USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN SAHEB ,he learnt Banarasi gharana Shehnai Ang style,he had the good fortune of receiving the guidance from maestro & enabled him to refine technique and mastery.He is the leading and only Shehnai Artist in South India & has spanned over 29yrs of unbatting popularity such of the appeal of his shehnai,he has worked with almost all the famous Music Directors of india Maestroslike K.V.Mahadevan, M.S.Viswanath, Illayaraja, A.R.Rahman, G.K.Venkatesh, Sathyam, MM.Keeravani, Jatin-Lalit ji, Anu Malik, S.D.Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarellal, Rajan-Nagendra, Upendra kumar, Hamsalekha, Ravindran, Devraj master, Rajkoti and also playing presently for upcoming music directors of south & north India for films recordings,he has Sang many solo songs in films & for several Reel Recording(Back ground score) devotional songs & albums.He played for various light music live shows all over India and Abroad for almost all music directors.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• JOG
• shehnai
• shahnai
• vocal
• raag
• CHENNAI
• GWALIOR
• GHARANA
• ustad
• bismillah
• pandit
• s.ballesh
• krishna
• pt
• venkatesh
• kumar
• Navaratri
• patiyala
• gharana
• illayaraja
• ar.rahaman

[tansensangeet2011]

THANKS FRIENDS... MAESTRO ILLAYARAJA SIR IS GREAT MUSICIANTO PERFORM IN HIS HOUSE IS GREAT HONOUR FOR US....

[krishnaballesh]

concert in maestro illayarajas house in chennai for navarathri festival... thanks for your nice words,,,,

[prasadkvn]

@dwarak1985 : Where was this taking place? Whose house?

[raghulprathap]

long live maestro

[dwarak1985]

I had been there a few years ago. I still remember it. Awesome experience to see Ilayaraaja sir and to my delight shriman MSV was also there.

[kartic23]

jhjh