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Shobha Gurtu - The Genius Of Shobha Gurtu
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The chosen successor to influential Indian classical vocalist Begium Akhtar, Shobha Gurtu has been inspiring audiences with her husky, but, melodic, vocals for more than six decades
Shobha Gurtu & Sultan Khan - Saiyan Nikas Gaye
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Sobha Gurtu might best be known in the West for being the mother of percussionist Trilok Gurtu, but in India she is a renowned performer in her own right, considered to be one of the nation’s greatest singers of light classical music, a style which makes use of the same forms as classical but relaxes the rules a bit.
Shobha Gurtu - Sprinkled Colours
Many try to sail through the ocean of music but only few like Shobha Gurtu reach the shores of glory. Born in 1925 in Belgaum she was blessed with melody and rhythm. Her first guru, her mother, Srimati Menakabai Shirodkar was a noted dancer and a proficient classical singer. She nurtured her daughter with euphonic sense which was clearly evident in her voice at the age of five later Shobha Gurtu received training from Ustad Nathan Khan for classical singing and Ustad Ghamman Khan for light classical and popular music. They chiseled her talent to accomplish the exclusivity in her voice. Later her father-in-law the learned scholar and musician Pandit Narayan Nath Gurtu played a prominent role in her success by offering valued guidance in her pursuit of music.
