Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati

Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati (Kannada: ಪಂಡಿತ್ ನರಸಿಂಹಲು ವಡವಾಟಿ)) is a clarinet musician. Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati was born in 1942 in Vadavati, a small village in Raichur taluk of Karnataka, India. Sri Matamari Veeranna was his first Guru. He learned Hindustani classical music under the guidance of Gwalior and Jaipur Gharana exponent late Pandit Siddarama Jambaladinni. He was nominated as president of the World Music Festival 2011 organized at Los Angeles by World Clarinet Association.

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Pandit Narasimhulu Wadavati has earned an outstanding reputation for his pioneering contribution to music having adapted a Western Classical instrument, Clarinet to Hindustani style of music. The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, U.K. has now listed him in its International Who’s Who in Music. His fame shot to new heights when he directed music for the award winning French Documentary “Hathi”.

Pandit Wadavati was born in 1942 in a small village, Wadavati in Raichur Taluk. His grandfather was a Shehnai artiste, his father a Tabla player and his mother too was a devotional singer.Thus he was born into a musically talented family were strong foundations were laid. His love for music grew from his early boyhood years. He accepted Sri Matamari Veeranna as his Guru and also continued to practice under the guidance of Sri Venkatappa from whom he learnt to sing.

He learned Hindustani classical music from the late Pandit Siddarama Jambladinni a famous vocalist belonging to the Gwalior and Jaipur Gharanas. After intensive practice for more than 10 years he became familiar with the intricacies and was able to give solo recitals.

With a streak of experimentation in him after years of arduous practice he mastered playing the Clarinet adapting to Hindustani Music. He has perfected the art of producing a series of sounds in such a way that the listener can get a near-vocal impact. He can produce the elongated drawl of the “vilambit” portion of the gharanas in a sonorous manner. His subtle nuance has earned him applause among the music fraternity. Even today he continues to thrill the audience and transport them to raptures with his delightful rendition of “alap”, “bada khayal” and many more.

Along with his troupe he has not only performed in India but also in U.K., USA and France and won paeans of admiration from the audience.

For a decade now, his passion to spread music has inspired him to set up Music Academy “Swara Sangama Sangeetha Vidyalaya” at Raichur and “Pandit Narasimalu Wadavati Music Academy” at Bangalore.