Kalapini Komkali

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Kalapini Komkali
Born
OccupationSinger
Parent(s) Kumar Gandharva and Vasundhara Komkali
Awards Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Musical career
Genres Hindustani classical music
InstrumentVocals,
Website https://kalapini.com/

Kalapini Komkali is an Indian classical vocalist from Madhya pradesh. In 2023 she received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Hindustani Vocal.

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Biography

Kalapini Komkali is daughter of classical vocalists Kumar Gandharva and Vasundhara Komkali. [1] [2] She is from Dewas in Madhya Pradesh. [3] She is an active trustee of the Kumar Gandharva Sangeet Academy. [4]

Musical career

Trained in music by her parents Kumar Gandharva and Vasundhara Komkali, [5] Kalapini has developed her own singing style, and has excelled in various forms of Hindustani classical music, including khayal, thumri, dadra, and bhajan. [6] [3] A distinctive feature of her singing style is her use of folk music from the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. [7] Her first solo performance was in 1993. [7] Her solo commercial music releases include, Aarambha and Inheritence by HMV, Dharohar by Times Music, and Swar-Manjari, a live concert recording by Virgin Records. [8] She has also sung for the films Paheli and Devi Ahalya. [9]

Live performances

Singing Gandhi, part of the series Gandhi Matters by Raza Foundation, was a musical tribute to Mahathma Gandhi. [10] Kalapini and Bhuvanesh Komakali performed their Jugalbandi concert on the occasion of Raza's centenary. [11]

Awards and honors

Kalapini has received a fellowship from the Department of Culture, Government of India, and has also been honored with the Kumar Gandharva Award by the Pujari Pratishthan of Pune. [9] In 2023 she received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Hindustani Vocal. [12]

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