Template:Infobox musical artist Kedar Bodas is an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Gwalior gharana.[1][2][3] He was described by Scroll.in as a "master khayal singer."[4]
Bodas was born into a family of musicians. He received early training from his grandfather Lakshmanrao Bodas and his father Narayanrao Bodas.[5] He has also received training from Pandurang Salunke, Shreedhar Padhye, Ashok Ranade, C.P. Rele, and T.D. Janorikar.[1][2][3][6] As a child, he also learned to play the tabla, but eventually focused on vocals.[3]
He has performed across India, and composed the music for six documentary films.[3]
In addition to his work as a performer, he is also a musical scholar and a linguist. He did a four-year advanced course in Russian, which helped expose him to Western Classical and Russian folk music.[3]
He received the Mallikarjun Mansur award in 2018.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘Let the raag emerge’. The Hindu(2017-03-02). Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Disciples of the Fifth Generation. swaramandakini.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Kedar Narayan Bodas (Vocal), Gwalior Gharana. www.swarganga.org. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ Arun Kashalkar: Meet the Zen master of Hindustani classical music, Chakrabarty, Arnab. Scroll.in(June 22, 2017). Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ Our Guruji's. drgangubaihangalgurukul.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Looking Within Music. The Hindu(2018-09-20). Retrieved 2019-09-15.