S. Ballesh

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Padmashri
Pandit S. Ballesh Bhajantri
Shehnai Chakravarthy Pandit Dr. S.Ballesh Bhajantri.jpg
Pandit Ballesh playing shehnai, in a tribute concert for Ustad Bismillah Khan, Chennai
Background information
Birth nameBallappa Sanna Bharamappa Bhajantri
Also known asS. Ballesh, S. Balesh, Baalesh, Ballappa, Balu
Born M.K.Hubli, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s) Shehnai player, classical vocalist
InstrumentShehnai
Website shehnaiballesh.com
Musical career
Genres Hindustani classical music, modern and film music, gospel
Years active1970–present

Pandit S. Ballesh Bhajantri (born Ballappa Sanna Bharamappa Bhajantri) is a popular [1] Indian classical Hindustani shehnai player. [2] He is a disciple of shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan, [2] he is benares gharana shehnai player and a patiala gharana hindustani vocalist, ghazal singer, Indian playback singer and musician, [3] [4] Ballesh is credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. [5] [6] [7] He is also a Prasar Bharati's All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan 'TOP' Grade shehnai artist and hindustani vocalist. [8]

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In 2022, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, in the field of Art. He is the second classical musician of India after Ustad Bismillah Khan to receive the award as a shehnai player. [9] [10] [11] [12] He has also worked for Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman. [13]

Pt Ballesh is conferred with Padmashri award by President of India, Shri. Ramnath Kovind Pt Ballesh receving Padmashri award.jpg
Pt Ballesh is conferred with Padmashri award by President of India, Shri. Ramnath Kovind

Early life and education

Ballesh was born to Shehnai player Sanna Bharamanna and Yellamma in M.K.Hubli, Kittur, Belgaum district, Karnataka. [8] He started learning Shehnai from his father, and later continued from his (uncle) father's elder brother Dodda Bharamanna and with musicians such as D.P. Hiremath, and Pt. Puttaraj Gawai. he was also a Bismillah Khan's disciple, Bismillah Khan once remarked that Ballesh will be the "assurance for the future of Shehnai in Indian classical music". [14] [15]

Musical career

Shehnai

S. Ballesh and son in concert Shehnai Maestro Pandit S. Ballesh and Krishna Ballesh in Concert with Tabla Nawaz Ustad Nazim Hussain Son of Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahab.jpg
S. Ballesh and son in concert

Ballesh plays various styles on the shehnai: aalaapi and aakaar like khayal singing, jhala like sitar and sarod, tatkar like kathak dancers, meend and harquatts like sarangi and violin, and continuity tones like bansuri. [16] He has also performed jugalbandis, [2] along with sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez, [17] mohan veena player Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and accompanied by tablist Yogesh Samsi, Subhankar Banerjee. [18] [19] Owing to his fame, he was selected to perform for the 'Nadalahari' ceremony at Chennai's Narada Gana Sabha for the historic honour, celebrating the UNESCO’s inclusion of Chennai city in the Creative Cities Network in world’s cultural map on 8 November 2017. His music was played (in Raag Maru Bihag) on television every UNESCO International Days. [20] [21]

Performing for SPIC MACAY

Pandit Ballesh and party have performed for many SPIC MACAY concerts throughout india in promoting shehnai playing art and its legacy, about Indian classical music and culture in schools, colleges and in universities. [22]

Film music

Ballesh has been a musician for many music directors in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Oriya, Sanskrit, English, Tulu, Konkani and Bhojpuri cinema, performing compositions by Naushad Ali, M. S. Viswanathan, Satyam (music director), G.K. Venkatesh, Ravindra Jain, Ravendra master, Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman and M. M. Keeravani. [23] [2] He has sung and played shehnai for more than 12,000 movies background scores [24] and 85,000 film songs [25] in several languages, [26] [14] more than 1,50,000 devotional songs for several religions and languages, he has played shehnai for more than 50,000 Swami Ayyappan songs in several languages, [24] he has sung Hindustani music Alaaps for films, and had also collaborated on shehnai with international musicians and composers in recordings. [24] He has sung several songs along with the singers K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ilaiyaraaja, M. M. Keeravani and A. R. Rahman. [14] [26] Ballesh appeared playing shehnai for the Hindi film Raanjhanaa , with music by A.R. Rahman. [27] He also played shehnai for the song "The Dichotomy of Fame" in Imtiaz Ali's 2011 Hindi film Rockstar [28] and also played for Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera song for Hindi film Swades, with music and sung by A.R. Rahman, [29] and also in Bigil Tamil film with music by A.R. Rahman. [30] [31] He also composed music for Jawan with Anirudh Ravichander. He has played for singer and music director Kailash Kher in album Jashan-e-Sufi, [32]

Music Education

Ballesh founded Tansen Academy of Music, [33] a school of Hindustani Classical Music, with his musical work continued by his three sons by Prakash, Krishna and Shivanand Ballesh. [34] [35]

Charitable activities

Ballesh, along with his sons, friends and his music learning students, founded 'Tansen Academy of Music Trust' a non-profit organization established in 2011 in the memory of his gurus, which promotes Art & Culture in Chennai, Tamil Nadu [36] The trust promotes Indian classical music, aid young artists with scholarships and provides financial help to artists in need. It also organizes various music concerts and festivals, [37] including an annual musical fest "Ras Barse Utsav". [38] [39] in the memory of his father Pandit Sanna Bharamanna Bhajantri & his guru Ustad Bismillah Khan. [40] Ballesh acts as the managing trustee. He also volunteers in organizing medical help for classical musicians and cine musicians in need of help and facilitates artistes. [41]

Awards and recognition

National Civilian awards

State Civilian awards

Other awards

Recognition

Performances

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Lalithaa Krishnan (20 August 2009). "Clear and sparkling". The Hindu . Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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  5. ↑ ""Kalaimamani" Pandit Dr. S. Ballesh". shehnaiballesh.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ↑ V.Balasubramanium (17 March 2017). "On a celebratory note - Pandit S.Ballesh disciple of Ustad Bismillah Khan -Ballesh elevated the status of shehnai, played only during festivities and brought it to the concert platform". The Hindu . Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ↑ URMIMALA MAZUMDER (9 September 2022). "Can shehnai regain its lost glory?-The shehnai saw a rise in popularity when the film, Rockstar, featured a piece of music played by the musician, S. Ballesh". The Telegraph . Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 Savitha Gautam (1 January 2016). "Riyaz and raags". The Hindu . Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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