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October 04, 2004
Ulhas Kashalkar
On October 2, 2004 the Medical Science's Auditorium, University of Toronto hosted vocal maestro Ulhas Kashalkar. Although, in our whirlwind of launch mania, we here at themusicalrevolution managed to miss this event, here is some information about Ulhas. A big thank you to Farahana for the enlightenment.
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Ulhas Kashalkar is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the top-ranking classical vocalists in India. An able representative of both the Gwalior and Jaipur gharanas, he was initiated to music by his father Sri N.D.Kashalkar an able musicologist.
A gold medalist at his Post-graduation in music, he was later on trained by Pandit Ram Marathe and Pandit Gajananbua Joshi, stalwarts of Hindustani Classical Music.
He seems to have an old musical head thriving with innumerable current and rare ragas and compositions. His gaykee is especially noted for pure traditional rendering with his own aesthetic interpretation. He allows his voice to engage in complex rhythmic acrobatics in khayal and thumri styles. The supreme authenticity of Ulhasji's musical renditions creates and strengthens our faith in the future of Hindustani Classical Music. .
Currently a Guru at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy (ITC-SRA) a performance by Ulhasji is not to be missed.
For further information please visit http://www.sitarschool.com
Posted by i220 at October 4, 2004 12:13 PM