About performing artists.

                  Vocalist.Sanjeev Chimmalgi.

Sanjeev Chimmalgi is one of the most prominent and promising Hindustani classical singers of new generation.He has been singing professionally since from early twenties and has performed all over India as well as US,the UK and Spain.Sanjeev's concerts are known for fluidity and grace-his forte being a highly sophisticated treatment of the Raga and delicacy of his approach to both "Swar" and "Bol".His presentation speaks volumes of cherished values of Indian classical music tradition.viz.simplicity,lucidity and refinement.Sanjeev Chimmalgi's singing style showcases on the uncanny ability where he is able to weave the various important aspects of Kirana,Gwalior and Agra Gharanas.He has also been avid explorer of popular form such as Bhajan,Sugam sangeet,film-song and Contemporary Fusion.
   Sanjeev was born on July 29 1972 into a music lover family.His grandfather,Chimmalgi Master was a great Tabla artist and celebrated "rasika"(an important category in the musical firmament)of Dharwad,Karnataka.Sanjeev's father M.V.Chimmalgi was also a great rasika and a pioneer in promoting classical music in Navi Mumbai(New Bombay).His untiring efforts in this direction left on indelible impression a Sanjeev,Sparkling in him a deep love and devotion for classical music.
           Sanjeev showed exceptional talent for singing while in school.His parents sent him to Smt.Krishna Lahiri & Shri.Prabhakar Gune for elementary lessons in Indian Classical music at the age of 12.
         In 1986,at the age of 14 he started learning under "Kirana gharana vocalist"Vocalist Pandit Madhav Gudi(disciple of legendary Pandit Bhimsen Joshi)of Dharwad.He spenr 4years imbibing the basics of kirana gayaki.During this time he also persuaded a diploma in instrumentation engineering.
         In 1991,Sanjeev became a "Ganda-Bandh" & disciple of the master vocalist & doyen among teachers.Padmabhushan Pandit C.R.Vyas accepted Sanjeev as his shishya in the August presence of luminaries like Pandit Jasraj,Pandit SCR.Bhat & Pandit J.V.Bhatkhande.On this day Sanjeev also gave his first public performance,this was the day Sanjeev decided to take up music as his full time vocation under the able guidance of his guru Sanjeev learnt nuances of Raga-Shastra(principles of Raga)developments and techniques.Not wasting a single opportunity of being with his mentor he travelled all over India with Vyas ji giving him vocal support and in the process getting hands on training in stage performance.
        Sanjeev has,ever since,continued performing across the country & abroad,receiving a number awards and honours and building forays into film music,theatre and contemporary Fusion.
        He is learning Carnatic music from Smt.T.R.Balamani followed by flautist vocalist Shri.S.Balachander.currently he is teaching Hindustani classical music under Guru-shishya parampara at Navi Mumbai(New Bombay).
                    
                      Awards and Accolades

•  Zee Gaurav Nomination, V Shantaram Puraskar Nomination, Maharashtra Shasan Puraskar Nomination 2006.

• Best male playback singing for the marathi film 'Aai Shappath'.

•  Sangeetha Shiromani Award 2005-2006 - A prestigious award comprising of a citation and Rs 25,000/- cash given by Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha to young musicians of repute.

•       National Scholarship 1995- 1998

•      A two-year Government of India National Scholarship for Young Achievers in the field of Indian music. This was extended to three years based on excellent progress.

•     AIR Music competition 1993 - Winner of this all India youth under-23 competition conducted by All India Radio and as a result became a graded artiste of AIR.

              


        Santoor Maestro.Pandit Satish Vyas.

Renowned Santoor Maestro Pandit Satish Vyas , blessed with a formidable musical background and training, thanks to both his father and his guru, continues to build an outstanding reputation as a soloist on the Santoor (hammered dulcimer). His first fortune was to be born the son of Padma Bhushan (Late) Pandit C. R. Vyas , one of the most respected vocalists on the Indian music scene, a fine and highly knowledgeable performer who was the young Satish's first teacher. His second fortune was to be accepted as a disciple by the great legend Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma - a man so identified with his instrument that classical Indian Santoor playing is unthinkable without Shiv Kumar Sharma's contribution to the art.

Before taking the decision to make music his profession, Satish Vyas had completed his education with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in science & MBA, and even begun to establish a career in the business world. This background is no doubt of use to him in his work as a major and one of the most successful organisers of classical music festivals in India, and indeed as Artistic Director of Navras Records in India.

Born on 16th November 1952, Satish started learning vocal music from his father at the age of 14 as a result of listening to a Santoor recital. Although his initial grounding took place in the idiom of his father's lingo as it were, it was to Santoor that young Satish's heart was set. At the request of his father, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma took Satish on as his disciple.

Pandit Satish Vyas has been a regular concert artist for the last more than 25 years or so, performing and recording all over the world, more extensively in the USA, UK & Europe, Japan and Australasia. In 1997, he was the only non-Western instrumentalist invited to perform in Venice, Italy at the "Mostra Mozart Festival",organised by the prestigious European Mozart Foundation. Vyas had also manifested his versatility by performing as a "guest musician" with the Jazz / World Music Fusion Group, "Silk" accompanying the renowned vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, the Percussion maestro Sivamani, well known Composer /Pianist / Keyboard artiste Louis Banks and Karl Peters (Bass Guitar) at a Barbican Centre concert in London few years back.  He also had the privilege of performing at the world famous EDINBURGH Festival in Scotland.

Pandit Satish Vyas has a number of recordings to his credit with labels such as UK-based Navras Records, Music Today, Times Music, BMG Crescendo and Sony Music.

The Government Of India has honoured Pandit Satish Vyas with the most prestigious civilian award Padma Shri in 2003.

Recently in October 2010 he was bestowed upon with KUMAR GANDHARVA RASHTRIYA SAMMAN by Kumar Gandharva Foundation.

                                   

Indian slide Guitarist.Manish Pingale

Indian Slide Guitarist.Manish Pingale.
HERE IS ONE OF HIS  AWESOME PERFORMANCE WITH Amit  Kavthekar.

   Born in family of music lovers Manish was introduced to music by his mother.Later on he was groomed under the able guidance of Late.Shri.V.R.Waliwadekar of Indore.He then continued his training under the tutelage of Ustad.Shahid Parvez, the famous Sitar Maestro from Itawa Gharana.

   Manish is an approved artist of A.I.R & T.V and has an sangeet visharad degree from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya to his credit.
He has been awarded the title"Surmani"by Sur Shringar samsad Mumbai.He has won 1st prize in Yuva Sangeet & Nritya Mahotsava organized by the SCZCC Nagpur in 1992.Manish has recorded for an music album in"IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS"with the French Music composer Hector Zazon.Manish has travelled various cities of Spain & France(Euroupe)for his solo,duets & fusion concerts.Manish has performed an opening solo concert in Clandestine festival 2010 held in Gothenburg,Sweden & did Indian Music workshops in various cities of Sweden.He has also performed at The festival of India,Organised by ICCR,held in different cities of China in September 2010.Manis has been Part of Daksha Sheth Dance Company & played concerts with the company in India &  abroad.


     Tabla Maestro Pandit. Yogesh Samsi

Pandit.Yogesh Samsi.
HERE IS ONE OF HIS AWESOME PERFORMANCE WITH Tanmay Deochake.

Pandit.Yogesh Samsi solo with Tanmay Deochake(harmonium).

 Pandit Yogesh Samsi is one of those rare Tabla players whose reputation has been built on his consummate artistry,in both fields of accompaniment & solo playing.The son of the renowed Vocalist Pandit.Dinkar Kaikini.Yogesh Samsi was intiated into tabla by his father at the tender age of four & later received guidance under Pandit.H. Taranth Rao.However,it was under the gifted tutelage of the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha that Yogesh received intense training for twenty three years and matured into a fine young Tabla player.
      Yogesh has accompanied almost all the top ranking instrumentalists & vocalists & dancers of India,including Ustad Vilayat Khan,Pt.Dinkar Kaikini,Pt.Bhimsen Joshi,Pt.Shivkumar Sharma,Pt.Hariprasad Chaurasia,Ustad.Amjad Ali Khan & Pt.Birju Maharaj.Apart from accompaniment Yogesh has performed humerous memorable solo performances in India & abroad.He has also had the privilege of accompanying his teacher Ustad Alla Rakha & his son the great maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain in solo performances.