Baba Bhaskar Nath | |
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 At a music festival in Hyderabad, 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 23 September 1994 New Delhi |
| Origin | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Genres | Hindustani Classical Music |
| Instrument(s) | Shehnai , Flute , Harmonium |
Baba Bhaskar Nath (born 23 September 1994)[ citation needed ] is an Indian classical instrumentalist. He plays shehnai. [1] Belonging from the Meerut Shehnai Gharana, [2] he is considered a child prodigy.
Baba Bhaskar Nath was born in New Delhi in a family of musicians originally hailing from Meerut to classical singer Pandit Vishwanath and K Rajlaxmi.[ citation needed ] His uncle is Pandit Jagannath, also a Shehnai player.[ citation needed ] He started learning Shehanai and Harmonium at a young age under the guidance of his grandfather Om Prakash. [3] He is schooling at Delhi Public School. [4] He is training under vocalist Pandit Jasraj.[ citation needed ]
Baba Bhaskar Nath gave his first solo performance at the age of 10.[ citation needed ] His renders in ragas in Gayaki ang (style), Banarasi dhun, Thumri, Chaiti, Kajri and Tappa.[ citation needed ]
Baba Bhaskar Nath belongs to a family of renowned musicians of Meerut Shehnai Gharana. He started his early training in Shehnai, Flute, and Harmonium at a very young age under the guidance of his grand father, the Late. Pt. Om Prakash, his paternal uncle, Sangeet Natak Academy Awarded the Late. Pt. Jagannath who was an internationally acclaimed Shehnai Vadak and his father the renowned vocalist of Kirana Gharana, Yash Bharati Awardee Pt. Vishwanath. He is currently learning the fine nuances of music under Guru Shishya Parampra from “Padam Vibhushan” Sangeet Martand, Pt. Jasraj ji.
He performed at major festivals, such as the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival in 2010, [5] and Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh in 2011. He has done his graduation in Economic (HONS) from Hindu college, University of Delhi .[ citation needed ]
Baba Bhaskar Nath has imbibed his paternal uncle, Pt. Jagannath Ji's highly colourful imaginative style of rendering Ragas in the gayaki ang style and Banarsi Dhune/ Thumri/ Chaiti/ Kajri & spl. In Tappa.
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