Kishori Amonkar

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Kishori Amonkar
िकशोरी आमोणकर
Birth name Kishori Amonkar
Born April 10, 1931 (1931-04-10) (age 77)
Origin Mumbai, India
Genre(s) Khayal, Bhajans, Thumris
Occupation(s) Hindustani Classical Music
Instrument(s) Vocal
Years active 1950 - Present

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

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[edit] Early life

Kishori Amonkar was born to Madhavdas Bhatiya and Mogubai Kurdikar, a renowned classical vocalist, who gave Kishori her early music lessons. Kishori 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).

[edit] Disciples

Arun Dravid, Raghunandan Panshikar, Padma Talwalkar, Manik Bhide, Meera Panshikar, Nandini Bedekar, Vidya Bhagwat, Maya Upadhyaya, granddaughter Tejashree Amonkar, and violinist Milind Raikar are some of Kishori Amonkar's disciples.

[edit] Awards

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

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