Sri Narasimha Joshi is a young Hindustani vocalist who belongs to Gwalior and Kirana Gharana, his singing is a typical blend of both these Gharana style presentations which is very famous in Dharwad region and followed by many maestros. Joshi was Born in a small village in western ghat Sonda of Karnataka. Father Keshav Joshi is Yakshagana Artist and mother Kusuma Joshi, though she is not trained in music she is very much involved in singing bhajans in a daily manner, which is the primary atmosphere for Joshi to get attracted towards music. Joshi started his Hindustani music training under Pt Shripad Hegde who is the senior disciple of Padmabhushan Pt Basavraj Rajguru. Over 15 years of training under guru-shishya parampara gave enormous support for his talent and made Joshi a promising vocalist in Khayal, Tarana, Thumri and light classical varieties. Later he became the disciple of Pandit M.P.Hegde of Sirsi for the typical Gwalior Gharana training. Over 20 years of learning provided the great skills of the tradition and the promising artist of the young generation. Joshi is B. Top grade artist of All India Radio, pursued Masters in music from Karnataka. Performing over 12 years for various platforms, Radio, and Television shows. Teaching interested students with the affection to carry forward the legacy of Indian classical music and traditional learning. Sri Narasimha Joshi conducts an annual music concert in memory of Guru Padmabhushan Basavraj Rajguru for the promotion of Indian classical music and to support the younger generation of classical music.
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