Occupation(s) singer Role Vocalist | Name Vithal Rao Years active 1920s - 2015 Genres Ghazal | |
Origin Hyderabad, Telangana, India Similar People Shaik Dawood Khan, Munni Begum, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Jigar Moradabadi, Rais Khan | ||
Aye kuch abr vithal rao excellent ghazal faiz ahmed faiz
Vithal Rao Aatmaram Shivpurkar also known as Pandit Vithal Rao (1929 – 25 June 2015) was an Indian classical vocalist. He is considered to have been one of the last few maestros of 'Ghazals' and was the last court singer of the Last Nizam of Hyderabad. He is popular for singing ghazals written by Hyderabad writers, Urdu as well as Hindi ghazals.
Contents
- Aye kuch abr vithal rao excellent ghazal faiz ahmed faiz
- Vithal rao woh sila mila hai mujhko teri dosti kay pichay shakeel badayuni ghazal
- Early life
- Performing career
- Discography
- References
Vithal rao woh sila mila hai mujhko teri dosti kay pichay shakeel badayuni ghazal
Early life
Vithal Rao Aatmaram Shivpurkar popularly known as Vithal Rao or Guruji was born in 1929 in Hyderabad, India.
Performing career
Vithal Rao was a court musician of the Last Nizam of Hyderabad. He is popular with the noble families of Hyderabad. Among his notable accompanists include Ustad Sardar Khan (tabla).
Among his notable disciples is Kiran Ahluwalia.
Discography
Some his popular ghazals are:
References
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