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An exclusive interview of Flute Maestro Pravin Godkhindi part 01 only on Raaggiri. Born in a family of musicians, music is a divine blessing to Pravin. He hails from Dharwad, a place that has given to the world many great musicians like Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubai Hangal and Pt Kumar Gandharva. He is fortunate to have his father Pandit VENKATESH GODKHINDI, an eminent vocalist and Bansuri artist of the country, as his first and only Guru for Flute. Pravin started toying with a small flute at the tender age of 3 and since then it has been his best companion. His passion for Flute could hardly be matched with anything else even during his childhood. With such a passion blended with early hours of rigorous Riyaz under the able guidance of his guru, Pravin started exhibiting glimpses of a genius in the making. Pravin gave his first public concert at the age of 6 years and held the audience spellbound.

An exclusive interview of classical singer Sujata Gurav Kammar. She belongs to Kirana Gharana. Sujata Gurav Kammar is the daughter of Pandit Sangameshwar Gurav who is a senior disciple of Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Pandit Kumar Gandharva also used to come home. In the Kirana Gayaki (singing style), the individual notes (swaras) of the raga are considered not just random points in the scale but independent realms of music capable of horizontal expansion. Highly emotional pukars in the higher octaves form a part of the musical experience. Another unique feature of this Gharana is the highly intricate and ornate use of the Sargam taan (weaving patterns with the notations themselves) introduced by Abdul Karim Khan under influence of the Carnatic classical style.

An exclusive interview part 02 of tabla player Nisarg Dehukkar only on Raaggiri. Nisarg performs Tabla Solo and also accompanies Vocal, Instruments an as well as Dance. He has also performed in Fusion Concerts. Nisarg has accompanied many stalwarts of Indian Classical Music like Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande, Ustad Kamal Sabri, Pt Ravi Chary, Dr. Alka Deo Marulkar, Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan, Pt Amarendra Dhaneshwar, Pt Sudhanshu Kulkarni, etc.

An exclusive interview of tabla player Nisarg Dehukkar only on Raaggiri. Nisarg Dehukkar is a Tabla Artiste from Mumbai, a senior disciple of Tabla Maestro Ustad Fazal Qureshi of Punjab Gharana.  Nisarg is an Empanelled Artiste" of "ICCR" (Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India) and also Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India". Nisarg has been awarded the Laureateship of Art Parade, Europe in 2021, being one of the 11 Laureates in Instrumental Category all over the globe, across various instruments.

An exclusive interview of tabla maestro Ustad Fazal Qureshi only on Raaggiri.  Born to the tabla player Legendary Ustad Allah Rakha, under the guidance of his father/guru, with the inspiration drawn from his brother, Ustad Zakir Hussain, he has also become a tabla player. He has expanded his horizons by being involved with other styles of music of the world especially Jazz and Western classical music, and has performed with many well known Jazz musicians[citation needed]. For the last 16 years he has been associated with Mynta, his world music band based in Sweden. They have performed all over the world and have released six albums. He teaches tabla to students in the Ustad Alla Rakha Institute of Music near Shivaji Park, Dadar.

an interview of Sarangi Maestro Ustad Kamal Sabri only on Raaggiri. Kamal Sabri started practising sarangi as a teenager—unusually late for someone in a hereditary sarangi family. He has performed widely in India and abroad and does lots of fusion music.The musically gifted Kamal Sabri is the son of Sarangi Legend Ustad Sabri Khan. Ustad Kamal Sabri represents the seventh generation of a 400-year-old illustrious family of sarangi exponents the Sainia Gharana of Moradabad. Ustad Sabri has been reinventing the art of sarangi-playing for many years while maintaining the rich legacy of his Gharana. Ustad Sabri has worked with veterans like Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Hossam Ramzy (Egypt), Ricky Niles (Barbados, West Indies), Jukka Tolonen (Finland), and Jan Garbarek (Norway). He has recorded music with popular rock bands like Massive Attack and One Giant Leap and composed music for several Hollywood and Bollywood films. He is also an accomplished vocalist. A much-awarded top grade artiste of All India Radio, Sabri has been invited to perform by the BBC, Radio France, Radio Switzerland, Radio Italy, Radio Barbados, and the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Ustad Kamal Sabri is a part of the Ustad Imamuddin Khan Dagar India Music and Culture Society, the Dagar Archives, Jaipur. Kamal, who is the seventh generation of a distinguished family of traditional musicians, has demonstrated profound versatility in playing the Hindustani classical music instrument Sarangi. Kamal was initiated and trained by his father in the style of the Senia Gharana (school) of Rampur, Moradabad from the tender age of 5 years and very soon this child prodigy made waves in the musical world with his talent. His musical brilliance and talent as a seasoned accompanist gained immense popularity amongst eminent classical vocalists.Sarangi Maestro Ustad Kamal Sabri Exclusive Interview Part 02 🎶🎵 Raaggiri

An exclusive interview of Indian classical singer Rama Sudar Ranganathan. Rama is an AIR artiste and has performed extensively. She performed at the birth centenary celebrations of Ustad Amir Khan Sahab as well as at the anniversary celebration of Spic Macay Gurgaon. She has been a part of several Concert Series organized by multiple cultural organizations such as HCL, Aravali Centre for Art and Culture, and Swaranjali. She also represented India in the Singapore-Indian Fine Arts Festival and recently sang as part of a fundraiser organized for Bihar flood relief. The year 2016 saw her paying tribute to her guru Smt. Shanti Sharma by singing at her shrandhanjali. She was also a part of the Ustad Amirkhan Samaroh organized by Kalashri foundation in the month of June. Recently she sang in a jugalbandi with a Carnatic musician under the banner of Tamil Sangam Delhi.

An Indian classical singer Smt. Rama Sundar Ranganathan exclusive interview. She was initiated into classical music by her mother Smt. Prema Raghavachari. After learning the fundamentals of Indian classical music, she was initiated into the Gharana system of Hindustani music. She was initially guided and mentored by the late Smt. Shanti Sharma for over five years. Since 2009, she has been obtaining taleem from Pt. Tejpal Singh ji, the foremost disciple of Ustad Amir Khan Sahab. Currently, she is immersed in learning the intricacies of the Indore Gharana, which is known for its meditative style.

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Watch Hindustani Classical violin player Manas Kumar exclusive interview only on Raaggiri. He also worked for Fusion music. He started his initial education of violin from his father shree G. Chamua at the age of five. Since he was 11, he has been undergoing intensive training for the past 13 years, under the tutelage of VKV parampara from Pt. Bidyut Misra and Dr. V. Balaji of Varanasi. Presently he is working in a music institute(Sharda sangeet vidyalaya, bandra, east) as a violin Teacher.

#sarangi #ustadkamalsabri #indianclassicalmusic  Watch Sarangi Maestro Ustad Kamal Sabri exclusive interview on Raaggiri. The musically gifted Kamal Sabri is the son of Sarangi Legend Ustad Sabri Khan. Kamal, who is the seventh generation of a distinguished family of traditional musicians, has demonstrated profound versatility in playing the Hindustani classical music instrument Sarangi. Kamal was initiated and trained by his father in the style of the Senia Gharana (school) of Rampur, Moradabad from the tender age of 5 years and very soon this child prodigy made waves in the musical world with his talent. His musical brilliance and talent as a seasoned accompanist gained immense popularity amongst eminent classical vocalists.