Chhannulal Mishra
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Live performance in Pune on 17 July 2009
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| Born | 3 August 1936 |
| Origin | Hariharpur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music, Thumri |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | http://chhannulalmishra.com/ |
Pandit Chhannulal Mishra (Hindi: पंडित छन्नूलाल मिश्रा) (born 3 August 1936) is a Hindustani classical singer from Banaras, a noted exponent of the Kirana gharana (school)[1][2][3] of the Hindustani classical music and especially the Khayal and the 'Purab Ang' – Thumri.
He has been awarded the 'Shiromani Award' of Sur Singar Sansad, Bombay; Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award; Naushad Award of U.P. Govt; Yash Bharti Award of U.P Government[4] and the Bihar Sangeet Shiromani Award.[5][6] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, on 25 January 2010.[7]
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Biography
Mishra was born on 3 August 1936 in Hariharpur, Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, in the home of Badri Prasad Mishra. His grandfather, "Gudai Maharaj" Shanta Prasad, was a noted tabla player.[8]
He first learnt music with his father, Badri Prasad Mishra, and was then was educated by 'Ustad Abdul Ghani Khan' of the Kirana gharana.[9] He was trained thereafter by Thakur Jaidev Singh.[citation needed]
Discography
Audio releases
- Anjali (Hindi: अंजलि, literally Offering) – Audio CD with 10 tracks which include four Stutis, two Shlokas, two Chalisas, one Stotra and one Vandana dedicated to various aspects of Shakti – Durga, Mahakali, Kali, Saraswati, Vindhyeshwari, Sitala, Ganga, Bhavani.
- Echoes of Benaras Volume 3 – Audio CD with three Thumris, one Sawani and one Chaiti.
- Holi Ke Rang – Tesu Ke Phool (Hindi: होली के रंग – टेसू के फूल, literally The colours of Holi, the flowers of Tesu) – Audio CD with eight songs on Holi, seven describing the Holi of Radha and Krishna and one describing the Holi of Parvati and Shiva .
- Kabir (Hindi: कबीर) – A set of two audio CDs with 12 Bhajans authored by Kabir, a middle-age mystic from Benares.
- Krishna Madhav (Hindi: कृष्ण माधव) – A set of two audio CDs with 12 Bhajans dedicated to Krishna.
- Purvaiya – Chaiti (Hindi: पुरवइया – चैती, literally From the Orient – Songs of Chaitra) – Audio CD with nine songs of the Chaiti genre which are traditionally sung in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March–April) which falls during spring.
- Purvaiya – Kajari (Hindi: पुरवइया – कजरी, literally From the Orient – Songs of Rain) – Audio CD with eight songs of the Kajari genre which are traditionally sung during the rainy season.
- Rama Raga (Hindi: राम राग, literally The Raga of Rama) – Audio CD with a one-hour rendition of the three words Raja (King), Rama and Raga in various Ragas.
- Tulsidas – Ramcharitmanas (Hindi: तुलसीदास – रामचरितमानस) – Audio CD with five excerpts from the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas in different Ragas.
- Shiv Vivah (Hindi: शिव विवाह, literally The marriage of Shiva) – Audio CD with the marriage of Parvati and Shiva from the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas sung in eleven different Ragas, along with four Bhajans dedicated to Shiva.
- Spirit Of Benares – Audio CD with two Khayals, two Thumris and two Dadaras.
- Krishna – From The Heart Of Benaras – Audio CD with nine songs dedicated to Krishna.
- Sundar Kand (Hindi: सुन्दरकाण्ड) – A set of four audio CDs with the entire Sundar Kand of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas sung in different Ragas, along with two Bhajans dedicated to Hanuman.
Bollywood Song
- Aarakshan (Hindi: आरक्षण) (2011) – Two songs, Kaun Si Dor with Shreya Ghoshal and Saans Albeli.
- Mohalla Assi -Title track
References
- ↑ Kirana Gharana at indoclassical.com.
- ↑ Pandit Chhannulal Mishra performs.. The Hindu, 18 February 2005.
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- ↑ Artists Pandit Chhannulal Mishra at WOMEX.
- ↑ Artist details Channulal Mishra at worldwiderecordsindia.com.
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- ↑ Even in a family where music was... livemint.com, 11 August 2007.
- ↑ The heart of Varanasi The Hindu, 7 June 2005.
External links
- EngvarB from August 2014
- Use dmy dates from August 2014
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- Articles containing Hindi-language text
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2015
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Hindustani singers
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan
- Thumri
- Indian male singers
- Bhajan singers
- Artists from Varanasi
- Indian classical singers
