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Balachandra Prabhu will be once again performing live at Vashi GSB sabha - Balaji Mandir. Thats where our Parampujya Shrimad Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji’s chaturmasya is consecrated.
The Date : 14th August 2008, Place:Balaji Mandir, Vashi - Navi Mumbai. The Temple is close to the Vashi Bus Depot (10 mins walk) time: 6 PM onwards.
Bala’s magical performance:
Five Months back, in March 2008, Mumbai saw the performance of a gifted unexplored and upcoming artist - Balachandra Prabhu. It was a very special occassion since Bala was performing for the first time in Mumbai.
Apart from that there was one more big reason for all of us to celebrate. It was Radio Idli’s first ever event totally sponsored by its listeners from all over the world.
Before we bring to you his recordings from the event. Here is a glimpse of his God-gifted art, from a performance at Hubli. The recording is from a function to commemorate the great Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Sahab of Kirana Gharana.
We have here in this video (to the left) two of his songs. (you may navigate using the arrow buttons that appear on the video). This video has been edited and uploaded by Bala’s elder brother Dr. Damodar Prabhu. I sincerely thank Dammu, as he is fondly known for this contribution.
Are you interested in Hearing Balachandra Prabhu live once again? He will sing for you at GSB sabha, Vashi. Be there and experience his divine performance.
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Our next offering is a Sai Bhajan sung by 7 year old Hamsika Shanbhag. This bubbly little girl is the daughter of Shanti & Anand Shanbhag & a student of grade III at KGS, Dubai. Hamsika has been training under Hindustani classical singer Smt.Chitra Ghosh for the past two years.
We do hope you will like Hamsika’s rendition of “Janam diya tune Sai ko….” , originally sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy. Hamsika would love to receive your blessings via comments posted at radioidli
Editor’s Note: A special thanks to Anand for all the efforts he has put, to get this song recorded at a specialised recoding studio - Krishnanand (Sankalp) Nayak
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Based in the musical town of Hubli and a dedicated student of the Kirana Gharana, Balachandra brings to us the rich flavours of Hindustani Classical music.
Born in Belthangady a place in south canara on 14th October 1985, Balachandra took his initial lessons of Hindustani classical vocal from his father. Further from Shri Jayateerth Mevundi for 3 years and at present he is under the able guidance of the renowned Kirana gharana vocalist, Pandit Shripati Padigar who is a senior disciple of great vocalist of India Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Honorable artiste Dr. Gangubai Hangal and many other senior artistes appreciated his music and blessed him for his career. Recently he performed at Abdul Karim Khan Music Festival, where he received recognition and encouragement from the most discerning people.
His achievements include the Thamankar Award, 2006 and the Pratibha Puraskar scholarship from the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy.
We have here a live recording of his recent concert. Two amazing Abhangs with the finest play with Swaras. Kindly excuse the quality of the recordign which has been done through a mobile phone, which however doesnt diminish the quality of Bala’s voice in it!(please click the widget below to play)
With immense dedication, devotion and practice Balachandra aspires for a successful career in music. I would request each listener to help an upcoming artist like Balachandra, by refering him to organizations that hold concerts to encourage and preserve our rich art.
With his first post, let us all wish Balachandra all the very best for his future. I am sure all of us would await for more of his recordings!
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