Rag Rageshree | Vidushi Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni | Pandit Gurumurthy Vaidya | Dr. Ravindra Katoti |

PANCHADASHEEYA SANGEETA SAMAROH | VEDANADA PRATISHTANA
(Jan 2015, held at Sagara, Shimoga, Karnataka)
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Vidushi Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni :
Vid. Sangeeta Katti was born in Dharwad, Karnataka. She is a daughter of Dr. H. A . Katti and Smt Bharati Katti, She was born in Dharwad, an abode of Music, significantly on the Saraswati Pooja day of Dasara as a child prodigy in music, on 7 October 1970. She has a rich performance experience in Hindustani Vocal as well as Bhajans, Vachanas, Dasavani, Abhangs, Bhavageet, Folk Music and Playback singing.
She received initial lessons from her father. At the age of four, she met Naushad Ali which she considered a turning point in her life. Naushad Ali asked her to sing some ragas and was impressed by the child prodigy and since then she became his student. Trained initially under Sri Sheshagiri Dandapur and Pt. Chanderashekhar Puranikmath, Sangeeta received advanced training in classical vocals from Padmabhushan Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru of Kirana & Gwalior Gharana for about 12 years and also under the tutelage of Padmavibushana Gana Sarswati Smt Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana.
Sangeeta Katti to date has more than 7000 + concerts to her credit, her very first performance being at the age of four. She has also performed in the United States, UK, New Zealand and Canada. She was a teaching faculty in Hindustani Vocal music at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru. She is awarded the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2006 by the Government of Karnataka. She is Recipient of the AIR annual awards in Hindustani Classical and Light Music. Received great words of appreciation and blessings from Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar for singing his Thumri Compositions for Akashawani Bengaluru.

Pandit Gurumurthy Vaidya :
Pt. Gurumurthy Vaidya, fondly called as “Tabla Guru” is one of the leading musicians in the world of rhythm.
He belongs to the rich traditions of Ust. Ahmed Jan Tirakhwa Saheb.
Born in to a musically inclined family, He hails from culturally rich belt in Western Ghats of Karnataka called Yallapura. He started his musical journey at the age of 12. He started his initial lessons in Classical Tabla from Pt. G G Hegde, Yallapura and later went on to get additional training from well-known Pt. Basavaraj Bendigere of Dharwad. Later became a disciple of legendary master Pt. Ravindra Yavagal and continues to take guidance from the master.
He is a graded Tabla artist of AIR and DOORDARSHAN . He has accompanied eminent artists like Vid. Ashwni Bhide Deshpande, Pt. Ulhas Kasalkar, Pandita N.Rajam, Pt. Ramarao Naik, Pt. Brijbhushan Kabra, to name few.
He has performed in Sawai Gandharva Festival Pune, Pt.Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Sageeth Sabha, Pt.Taranath Foundation, Pt. Vasanth Rao Deshpande Smrithi Sangeeth Samaroh Nagpur,USA ,Muscat.Dubai and Bahrain Gurumurthy Popularised Laya Vinyasa, an ensemble of Tabla, Pakhawaj, Yakshagana maddale and Chende over many prestigious stages which has gained its own popularity appealing to the crowds.

Dr. Ravindra Katoti:
Born in a family of music lovers in the year 1969, Ravindra started learning Hindustani classical Harmonium at the age of eight. Since then he has been the disciple of Harmonium Legend Pandit Rambhau Bijapure. He performed Guru Pooja on Akshaya Triteeya in the year 1991. The blessings and guidance of his Guru, and his own sincere efforts, have moulded him into a versatile and brilliant Harmonium player. Ravindra's Harmonium solo playing is marked by presentation in gayaki anga along with elaborate exploration of the theme in lucid alap, brilliant layakari, and clear tanakari. Achieving volume control by manipulating bellows is prominently noticeable in his rendition. He is equally proficient in rendering khayal, thumri, dhun, and natyageet.
Rewards and recognition :
Karnataka Sangeet Nritya Academy scholarship (1986-1989)
Topped Soth Central Zone Cultural Central youth festival at Ujjain (1993)
Sur Ratna by Bhatkhande Academy, Raipur (1994)
Sangeet Alankar by Akhil Bharateeya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya (1995)
First Hindustani harmonium player to be awarded 'A' grade by Music Audition Board of All India Radio.
After more than four decades, a Hindustani Harmonium Solo Recital got featured on the National Programme of Music of All India Radio. Not only was Dr. Ravindra Katoti's Harmonium Solo Recital featured on the prestigious platform, he has received awards, accolades and appreciation from many reputed musicians, organizations, and music connoisseurs as well. He has accompanied many of the top ranking vocalists of the country including Dr. Gangubai Hangal, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Ajoy Chakravarty, Pt. Rajan - Pt. Sajan Mishra, Begum Parveen Sultaana.

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