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Bhimsen Joshi
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Indian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011)
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Bhimsen Joshi was an Indian male singer, musician, composer, and actor who specialized in Hindustani classical music. He began his work period in 1941 and studied under Sawai Gandharva. A Hindu, he spoke Hindi and was a citizen of the British Raj, Dominion of India, and India.
Born in Ron on February 4, 1922, Joshi died in Pune on January 24, 2011. His professional career earned him several prestigious honors, including the Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and Maharashtra Bhushan Award.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- India
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 2011
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,310
- Total plays
- 88,033
Tags
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (Kannada : ಪಂಡಿತ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ಗುರುರಾಜ ಜೋಷಿ. Marathi: पंडित भीमसेन जोशी) was a Hindustani classical singer of the Kirana gharana. Apart from being an expert in khayal singing , he was also adept in the presentation of thumris, songs from plays, or devotional compositions. He also sang for several films. Joshi was born in 1922 into a Brahmin family in Gadag, Karnataka. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bhimsen+Joshi">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Joshi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Ron
- Place of death
- Pune
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Student of
- Sawai Gandharva
- Image
- Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bhimsen Joshi
- date of death
- 2011-01-24
- date of birth
- 1922-02-04
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
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