PANDIT SRI S. BALLESH
SHEHNAI ARTIST AND VOCALIST
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 300years,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. In Gadag, Gana Gandharav Ganayogi Panchakshara Sangeet Ustav,he gave the Shehnai performance played Raag-Yaman kalyan, and brought the listeners mind immediately with the Gayaki Ang and tone & Pandit Puttaraj Gawai ji praised of his Gayaki ang style in mic before audience & received the hearty blessing and he had an apportunity to learn from Pandit ji.After the performance in Gadag Karnataka Rajostav Puraskar awarde Sri.Veereshwar madri ji made him to step in for South Indian Film Industry to Chennai.
great honored ...to see the real artist and live playing of shehnai history in song kare daru kaeldha,...
ramayapallavi 1 year ago