Echoes of Sufi Chants - Kishori Amonkar - Raag Todi 3 of 3

Kishori Amonkar (Marathi: किशोरी आमोणकर) (born April 10, 1931 in Mumbai) is a noted Indian classical vocalist. She sings khyal in the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana style.

Kishori Amonkar's mother was Mogubai Kurdikar (1904-2001), a renowned classical vocalist. Kishori has a sister and a brother. According to a biography written by late Datta Marulkar, her father's name was Madhavdas Bhatiya. An article on her mother Mogubai by noted music critic Ramkrishna Bakre mentions that Kishori's father died when she was very young but does not mention the father's name.

Amonkar quickly imbibed the nuances of the difficult Jaipur-Atrauli gharana of music. She has developed her own style which emphasizes the emotional content of musical notes while maintaining the rigor of the Jaipur "gaayaki" (singing style). Music critic Vamanrao Deshpande, who was also her guru-bandhu, had hailed her as one of the greatest artists of 20th century. She has dabbled more in lighter forms of music than the earlier generations of Jaipur Gharana musicians.

Popularly known as Gana Saraswati (translation: the Saraswati of Singing), Kishori Amonkar has received the following awards:

Padma Vibhushan (2002)
Rashtrapati Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1985)
Sangeet Samragni Award (Translation: Queen of Singing) (1997)
Padma Bhushan (1987)

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[r8rdarklord]

Saqib - I need a clarfication. One picture has Kishori-tai, Parween Sultana & Girija Devi. Who is the person in the picture falling on the feet of Kishori-tai.

[saqibtahir]

Marathi stage actor and producer Prabhakar Panshikar

[Kattgarie]

زنده باد خانم کیشوری امونکار ! صدای باعظمت شما ، به من روح تازه و قوت قلب بخشید

[65naz1]

I live in kenya....never heard her name....but now i simply can"t stop listening to her.What an amazing control on her vocal strings!!!!!!!

[Anadideo]

just heavenly... thank you saqibtahir!

[AMIT4UALL277]

toooooo gooooood......very fresh.....flawless.....sooothi­ng...melting the knots...!!!

[kadeers]

Saqibtahir....thank you.

[khedekarpushkaraj]

thanks boss...

[armondhe]

sunder....

[rohinijanwadkar]

गज़ब का गायन जो किशोरीजी ने एक दस्‍तावेज, अमानत और विरासत के रूप में छोड रखा है ! इसके संरक्षण और विकास के लिये आपने सुंदर ढंग से पेश कर एक यादगार काम किया है जो काबिले तारीफ़ है ।

[amritdasgupta]

her voice constantly haunts you. Such a mellifluous voice. An all time great.

[r8rdarklord]

Thanks. Kishori-tai is so great. I will try to meet her on my next trip to Mumbai.