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Raga Festival 2006 - Dr Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, an eminent female singer from Mumbai (vocal)
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14 October 2006
When Mumbai based singer Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande was only 5 years old, a singing teacher came to her house three times a week, teaching her grandmother, her mother, then Ashwini herself. Her mother instilled in her a ruthless discipline, pushing her to win the All-India Radio competition at the age of 16 in spite of a serious illness. She continued studying music while getting a Master’s degree in microbiology and a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Bombay. Through all her hard work, she has achieved a voice of extraordinary suppleness and sweetness, as you'll hear on her version of three ragas on her latest album.
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande has carved out a niche for herself as an outstanding performer in the Jaipur-Atrauli tradition. She has been featuring in numerous music festivals in India and abroad for over fifteen years. She began her tutelage when she was five under the guidance of Narayanrao Datar and continued with an elaborate training process under her mother, Manik Bhide, a great khayal singer herself. Presently, she receives guidance from Ratnakar Pai, a veteran of the Jaipur gharana. Systematic exposition of the raga structure, brilliant phrasing, variety of taan patterns, ease and grace in all of the three octaves mark her recitals that become very pleasing experiences to the listeners.
Ashwini enjoys an abundant presence on the concert platform in India and has performed at many of the major music festivals and conferences, such as the Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan, the Dover Lane Music Conference, the Tansen Festival, and the ITCISRA Sangeet Sammelan. She has made numerous concert tours of the U.S., Europe, Australia and Japan. Ashwini is a "Top Grade Artist of All India Radio and has made many recordings in India and abroad.
Ashwiniji will be accompnied by Sri Viswanath Shirodkar on tabla and Smt Seema Shirodkar on harmonium.
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