Occupation(s) Classical Vocalist Name Gundecha Brothers Years active 1985 - present Role Musical Group | Labels HMV, Music Today Origin Ujjain (1985) Website Official site Record label HMV | |
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Genres Hindustani classical music, Dagar Gharana Albums Durga Shakti, A Tribute To Tansen, Ancestral Voices Members Ramakant Gundecha, Umakant Gundecha Awards National Film Award for Best Music Direction Similar Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Wasifuddin Dagar, Aminuddin Dagar | ||
Dhrupad music concert by gundecha brothers
Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha, known as the Gundecha Brothers, are leading Dagarvani dhrupad singers. They always sing together. So together they have been awarded Padmashree for 2012 in the field of Art - Indian Classical Music - Vocal - Madhya Pradesh.
Contents
- Dhrupad music concert by gundecha brothers
- Amazing Dhrupad Gundecha Brothers Raga Bhupali alap
- Early life and background
- Career
- Recordings and fellowships
- Discography
- References
Amazing Dhrupad: Gundecha Brothers - Raga Bhupali alap
Early life and background
Gundecha Brothers were born in Ujjain, India.
They studied at the local Madhav Music College. Umakant has a post-graduate degree in music and economics and Ramakant in music and commerce.
They moved to Bhopal in 1981, for training under dhrupad master, Zia Fariddudin Dagar and his brother Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. These gurus were second cousins of the two major forces in the second half of the 20th Century, two duos known as the senior Dagar Brothers (Nasir Moinuddin & Nasir Aminuddin) and the junior Dagar Brothers (Nasir Zahiruddin & Nasir Faiyazuddin).
Career
After training for four years, they performed in public for the first time in May 1985, at the Uttaradhikar dance and music festival in Bhopal.
Umakant and Ramakant have good voices with strong lower registers. They have worked to expand the dhrupad repertoire by incorporating texts by Hindi poets such as Tulsidas, Padmakar and Nirala.
They have set up a dhrupad institute outside Bhopal where they teach students from all over the world.
They run a music school in the Dhrupad tradition, according to the guru-shishya style of teaching that was prevalent in India for teaching of the arts.
Recordings and fellowships
They have recorded many cassettes and CDs by H.M.V, Music Today, Rhythm House, IPPNW Concerts Berlin, Navras and Audio Rec London. They have also sung for many television channels in India and have been broadcast on British, U.S., German and French Radio as well. As well as being an integral part of all of India's prestigious music festivals, the Brothers have also performed at many important international music festivals and institutions in Europe, U.S.A, Australia, Singapore, Bangladesh, U.A.E and Hong Kong.
They have received M.P. Govt. Scholarship from 1981 to 1985, National Fellowship from 1987 to 89, Ustad Allauddin Khan Fellowship in 1993, Sanskriti Award in 1994 and Kumar Gandharva Award in 1998 by Govt. of Madhaya Pradesh and Dagar Gharana Award by Mewar Foundation in 2001.
Discography
Rhythm House(MCs):
Music Today (MCs and CDs)
HMV (MCs and CDs) Naad Sugandh
Raga – Bihag, Night Melody- Raga IPPNW – CONCERTS, Germany –1995
Raga - Komal Rishabh Asawari Sense world Music, UK - 2003