Shobha Gurtu
Shobha Gurtu | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Bhanumati Shirodkar |
Born | Belgaum, Karnataka, India | 8 February 1925
Died | 27 September 2004 Mumbai, India | (aged 79)
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Occupation(s) | singer |
Years active | 1940s–2004 |
Shobha Gurtu (1925–2004) was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen,[1] and for the 'Abhinaya' sung in her full-throated voice.[2][3]
Background and personal life
Bhanumati Shirodkar was born in
Shobha married Vishwanath Gurtu, a
Career
Though Shobha's formal music training began with 'Ustad Bhurji Khan', the youngest son of
Shobha Gurtu specialised in semi classical forms such as thumri, dadra, Kajri, Hori etc., effortlessly adding pure classical passages into her singing, thus creating a new form, and reviving the magic of forms like Thumri, of which she became a greatest exponent in time. She was particularly influenced by singer Begum Akhtar and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.[8]
She also performed music in
Over the years, she travelled all over the world for concerts, including one at the
In 1987, she received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and was later awarded the Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar, Shahu Maharaj Puraskar and the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar. In 2002, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
After reigning over Hindustani classical music genre, for five decades, as the Queen of Thumri, Shobha Gurtu died on 27 September 2004, and was survived by her two sons.
Awards
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987
- Padma Bhushan in 2002[13]
- Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar
- Shahu Maharaj Puraskar
- Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
References
- ^ Thumri queen Shobha Gurtu no more News, Rediff.com, 27 September 2004.
- ^ 'On stage Gurtu was always Radha' News, Rediff.com, 27 September 2004.
- ^ Tribute -Abhinaya in vocal chords www.themusicmagazine.com. 28 October 2004.
- ^ a b Shobha Gurtu Celebrated Masters, ITC Sangeet Research Academy.
- ^ Trilok Gurtu Biography[permanent dead link]
- ^ Passages... Passages... Passages...Shobha Gurtu: a rare raga Tribute Tehelka, 9 October 2004.
- ^ Soul Singer Gurtu's rare mastery of thumri took the form to new heights India Today, 11 October 2004
- The Tribune, 10 October 2004.
- ^ 2004: ये नहीं रहे 2004– Obituary BBC News, Hindi, 2004.
- IMDb
- ^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
- New York Times, 15 September 1997.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
Further reading
- The Great Indians, by One India One People Foundation. Published by One India One People Foundation in collaboration with Authorspress, 2006. ISBN 81-7273-318-6. page 513.
External links
- Shobha Gurtu at AllMusic
- Shobha Gurtu Website
- Shobha Gurtu sings "Saiyaan Nikas gaye'’ (Raag Bhairav) on YouTube