Kumar Gandharva & Vidushi Vasundhara Komkali - Nirguni Bhajan - Nirbhay nirgun gun re gaunga

Vasundhara Komkali was in more than one sense a befitting companion to the legendary nonconformist Kumar Gandharva. She is not only an outstanding disciple, but also a thinking musician who takes the spirit and the essence of the maverick musician forward

One of the leading Female vocalist of the country, with a rare and extra-ordinary voice, Smt. Vasundhara Komkali in the true representative and heir to the Gayaki of Late Kumar Gandharva. She was born in Calcutta and encouraged to learn music from her very childhood. In 1946 she came down to Bombay and initially had her training for more than a decade under Prof. Deodhar a doyen of Gwalior Gharana and a disciple of Pt. Paluskar.
There after she was trained under her husband Pt. Kumar Gandharva. She helped Kumarji in the conception and execution of several specially prepared theme Concerts such as Geet-Varsha, Geet-Hemant, Geet-Vasant, Rituraj-Mehfil, Triveni, Surdas, Tulsidas-Darshan, Mala-Umajlela-Balgandharva.
Vasundharaji was not only the silent force behind the success of Kumar Gandharva's Musical career, but also lent able support and contribution to the success of his concerts. Vasundharaji is a regular broadcaster of AIR and Doordarshan and is a leading soloist in her own right. She has solo cassettes released in her name, which have established her stature as an able torch-bearer of the glorious tradition of the music of Pt. Kumar Gandharva.

Vasundhara Komkali had her initial training in music under Prof. B.R.Deodhar in Bombay and thereafter received intensive training under her husband Kumar gandharva. She has collaborated in his research on various saint-poets and helped him in developing a new idiom in classical and devotional music. Among the musical works resulting from this close partnership are Geet-Varsha, Surdas, Tulsidas-darshan, Triveni and Rituraj Mehfil.
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Kumar Gandharva or Shivaputra Siddramayya Komkalimath was a Hindustani classical singer, famous for his unique vocal style, refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana, and his innovative genius. The name Kumar Gandharva is a title given to him when he was a child prodigy; a Gandharva is a musical spirit in Hindu mythology.

अड़सठ बरस की उम्र में 12 जनवरी 1992 में देवास में उनका निधन हो गया । लोक संगीत को शास्त्रीय से भी ऊपर ले जाने वाले कुमार जी ने कबीर को जैसा गया वैसा कोई नहीं गा सकेगा ।

Sant Kabir` Nirguni Bhajan from LP Triveni sangam.