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Sulochana Brahaspati

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Sulochana Brahaspati
OriginAllahabad, India
GenresIndian classical music
InstrumentSinger
Websitehttp://www.sulochanabrahaspati.net

Sulochana Brahaspati (born 1937, in Allahabad) is one of the noted vocalist of Hindustani classical music.

In 1994, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

Background

She is a vocalist and an exponent of the Rampur-Sadarang Parampara.[1] She learned music from Pandit Bholanath Bhat and Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan (d. 1964) of Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana.[2][3] Later she received intensive training from her guru, and her husband, Acharya K.C.D. Brahaspati. A large number of his compositions – Khayals, Thumris, Tappas, and Dadras – are part of her portfolio.

She is also an accomplished teacher and musicologist and has published books including Raga Rahasya.

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Trust in tune - SouthKannada". The Hindu. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ Mukherji, p. 134
  3. ^ "Sulochana Brahaspati". Indiaarts.com.
  4. ^ "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016.

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