Key facts
- Born
- 4 February 1922, Ron
- Died
- 24 January 2011, Pune
- State of birth
- Ron, Karnataka
- Sector
- Classical music
- Profession
- Indian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from the Indian subcontinent. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music. Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music. He is noted for his concerts, and between 1964 and 1982 Joshi toured Afghanistan, Italy, France, Canada and USA. He was the first musician from India whose concerts were advertised through posters in New York City. Joshi was instrumental in organising the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival annually, as homage to his guru, Sawai Gandharva.
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Timeline
- 1922Born in Ron
- 1999Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
- 2002Awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan Award
- 2009Awarded the Bharat Ratna
- 2011Dies in Pune
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Bhaskar Bhatt Joshi