Hindustani classical · b. 1971
Pandit Anand Bhate
A khayal singer who also won a National Film Award for his singing in Balgandharva.
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- Khayal vocal
- Gharana
- Kirana gharana
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Bhairavi Medley
Anand Bhate Music Official
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Raag Kalashri — Bhimsen Joshi Birth Centenary
Kalashri · Shadaj Baithak
A concert recital recorded at a centenary celebration for his guru.
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Biography
Life
Anand Bhate was born on 29 April 1971. He began learning music with Chandrashekhar Deshpande, continued with Yashwantbua Marathe, and then studied with Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for fifteen years, in the Kirana gharana tradition.
Alongside full khayal recitals he sings natyageet, thumri, bhajan and abhang, and it was this range that led to his work on the 2011 Marathi film Balgandharva, for which he received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He performs regularly at festivals in Maharashtra and elsewhere, including the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav in Pune, the festival his guru built.
Musical contribution
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He works in the Kirana manner he learned from Bhimsen Joshi — long, patient raga exposition and an open-throated line — and carries the same voice into the Marathi natyasangeet and abhang repertoire.
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Teachers and gurus
- Chandrashekhar DeshpandeFirst teacherWikipedia
- Yashwantbua MaratheTeacherWikipedia
Pandit Bhimsen JoshiGuruStudied with him for fifteen years.
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Recognition
Honours and recognition
- 2011National Film Award for Best Male Playback SingerFor the Marathi film Balgandharva.
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Photograph by Coolgama, Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival 2015 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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