Bhai Gaitonde

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Pandit
Bhai Gaitonde
Birth nameSuresh Gaitonde
Born(1932-05-06)6 May 1932
Kankavli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died27 June 2019(2019-06-27) (aged 87)
Thane, Maharashtra, India
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTabla
Years active1950s–2019
Websitepanditbhaigaitonde.com

Pandit Suresh "Bhai" Gaitonde (6 May 1932 – 27 June 2019) was an Indian tabla player. He is best known for being a major disciple of Ahmed Jan Thirakwa and leading representative of the Farukhabad tradition.[1][2]

Background[]

Born in Kankavli to a Gaud Saraswat Brahmin family. He later relocated with his family to Kolhapur. Gaitonde earned a diploma in electrical engineering from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in the 1950s.[3]

Musical Training[]

Gaitonde started learning tabla from his father, a doctor by profession. At Kolhapur, he studied with Sudhakar Digrajkar, Ramakant Bedagkar, Mhamulal Sangawkar, and Balubhaiya Rukadikar, who acquainted his father's medical practice.[4]

From 1952 to 1968, Gaitonde studied tabla with Jagannathbuwa Purohit, a noted vocalist of the Agra gharana who had studied tabla with Ahmed Jan Thirakwa. Following Purohit's death, he became a disciple of Ahmed Jan Thirakwa, studying with the maestro for three years.[5] After Thirakwa's death, Gaitonde learned from , a disciple of Subraimama Ankolekar. He continued studying with his gurubhai, , until the latter's death in 2002.[6]

Legacy[]

Gaitonde is remembered for contributing to the status of tabla as a solo instrument.[7] He is also remembered as an extraordinary accompanist to leading musicians like Kumar Gandharva, , Bhimsen Joshi, Ram Marathe, Yeshwantbuwa Joshi, Ratnakar Pai, , Ram Narayan, and Jagannathbuwa Purohit, among others.[8]

Students[]

Gaitonde's disciples include Sudhir Sansare, Abhay Datar, Sanjeevani Hasabnis, Sunil Jayphalkar, and Shubhada Kurve.

Awards and accolades[]

  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Government of India
  • Maharashtra Rajya Sanskrutic Puraskar 2011-12 – Government of Maharashtra
  • Guru Samman Arpan – Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University
  • Bangiya Sanskrutik Sangh Puraskar
  • Nadashree – Hindusthani Sangeet Kalakar Mandali, Bangalore
  • Taal Ratna Puraskar – Taal Chakra,Pune
  • Chaturang Pratishthan Puraskar – Mhaiskar Foundation
  • Taal Vilas – Sangeet Peeth Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
  • Swar Sadhana Ratna – Swar Sadhana Samiti, Mumbai
  • Konkan Kala Bhushan, Mumbai
  • Maanad Sangeetacharya – Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai
  • Pt. Ram Marathe Smruti Puraskar – Thane Mahanagarpalika
  • Vocational excellence Award – Rotary Club, Thane
  • Certificate of Honor – Lions Club of Thane
  • Taal Rishi Puraskaar – Sangwi, Pune
  • Kalashree Puraskar – Kalashree Sangeet Mandal, Pune
  • Sangeet Bhushan Pt. Ram Marathe Smruti Puaskar – Bharat Gayan Samaj, Pune
  • Marathi Gaurav Puraskar – Mumbai
  • Mridangacharya Shankarbhaiya Puraskar

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "A tabla stalwart plays his last beats".
  2. ^ Joshi, G. N. (1984). Down Melody Lane. Orient Longman. p. 159. ISBN 9780861311750.
  3. ^ "जमलेला ताल!".
  4. ^ "ज्येष्ठ तबलावादक भाई गायतोंडे यांचे निधन".
  5. ^ Rajan, Anjana (8 January 2015). "Home is where the art is". The Hindu.
  6. ^ Naimpalli, Sadanand (2005). Tabla. Popular Prakashan. p. 96. ISBN 9788179911495.
  7. ^ "Bhai Gaitonde - Tabla".
  8. ^ "Listen: Recordings by Ram Marathe, who is commemorated in a park and street in Thane".

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