Dr. Prabha Atre, a distinguished vocalist of the Kirana gharana, began her musical journey at the age of eight, inspired by her mother’s recovery through classical singing lessons. Under the tutelage of...
Begum Parveen Sultana’s voice is renowned for its extraordinary range, clarity, and versatility. Spanning nearly four octaves, she can swoop from patient meditations to powerful evocations of the divine in an instant....
Omkar Dadarkar is an ‘edgy, comtemporary, and up-and-coming’ Hindustani classical vocalist, specialising in khayal, and is an exponent of the Gwalior Gharana tradition. Born in Mumbai in 1977, to Shrikant Dadarkar and...
Nina Burmi sings in the Kirana gharana style, tackling khayal, thumri, bhajan, and other forms. Currently living in the UK, she trained under the esteemed husband-wife pairing of Ustad Dilshad Khan and...
Meeta Pandit is a renowned khayal singer from the Gwalior gharana. Her grandfather Pandit Krishna Rao Shankar and father Pandit Laxmanrao Krishnarao were her first gurus – she is the sixth generation...
Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil was born into the Maharashtra village of Sangli, famous for producing superb musicians. She learned to sing under Chintubua Mhaiskar, DV Kanebua, Pandit Narendra Kanekar, and Pandit Vikas Kashalkar, and...
Born in Sangli to a family of Maharashtra musicians, Manjiri started learning vocal music aged six, first under MT Mhaiskar and MS Kanetkar and later with Kishori Amonkar and Padma Talwalkar. She...
Pandit Kedar Bodas is a khayal vocalist, singing in the Gwalior gharana style. His father Pandit Narayanrao Bodas was a famous singer and Marathi stage-actor, and passed his love of music onto...
Kaushiki Chakraborty’s astonishing khayal vocal technique is the result of years of intense training. She spent much of her childhood living at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, one of India’s premiere music...
Kaivalya Kumar Gurav is a leading young Kirana gharana vocalist. His family have long been immersed in the tradition – Pandit Ganapatrao Gurav, his grandfather, was a disciple of the gharana’s founder...