Madhav Gudi was a
Hindustani classical vocalist, specialising in
Khayal and light forms died he was , 70.
(1941 – 22 April 2011)
Early life and background
Madhav Gudi was born in
Dharwad,
Karnataka[3] into a family of keertankars and harikatha (devotional) musicians.
Madhav Gudi was introduced to music at a very early age. His initial training was under Pandit Nageshrao Deshpande and later from the great maestro of
Gwalior gharana, Pandit
Basavaraj Rajguru. He finally received his most important training from the
Kirana scion Pandit
Bhimsen Joshi in a guru-shishya milieu which lasted well over twenty six years.
Singing career
Gudi's voice suited for Hindustani classical as well as light classical (dasavani and abhang) music. A top-grade
All India Radio artiste, he toured all over
India and performed with Pt. Bhimsen Joshi in several centers in India and overseas.
Awards
Among several accolades that he received were the Sangeeta Nritya Academy award from the
Government of Karnataka,
Surashri,
Gaana Bhaskar, Smt Vatsala Tai Joshi Award,
Gaana Kala Tilaka and the Yashavant Rao Chauhan Samata Gaurav Puraskar.
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