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Also Known As Bhanumati Shirodkar
Born February 8, 1925 • Belagavi • India
Died September 27, 2004 (aged 79) • Mumbai • India
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passionately sings on stage, seated behind a microphone with a tanpura in the background during a classical Indian concert performance.
Bhimsen Joshi
Indian vocalist
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Gangubai Hangal
Indian vocalist
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Kishori Amonkar
Indian vocalist
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Indian singer
The sound of the sarod
Amjad Ali Khan
Indian musician and composer
Indian classical vocalist M.S. Subbulakshmi
M.S. Subbulakshmi
Indian vocalist
Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar smiling, wearing a red and white sari with a bindi on her forehead, at her 75th birthday celebration in Bombay, India.
Lata Mangeshkar
Indian singer
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Hariprasad Chaurasia
Indian musician
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V.G. Jog
Indian violinist
A versatile talent
Dhanush
Indian actor, singer, film producer, director, and lyricist
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Indian singer
Diljit Dosanjh
Diljit Dosanjh
Indian singer, actor, and producer
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Indian musician and composer
Mohammad Rafi
Mohammad Rafi
Indian singer
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Indian actor, singer, composer, and director
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T. Balasaraswati
Indian dancer and singer
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Indian musician
Ali Akbar Khan
Ali Akbar Khan
composer and musician
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Swati Tirunal
maharaja of Travancore
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A.R. Rahman
Indian composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer

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