Smita Bellur

Smita Bellur
Smita Bellur Hindustani Classical and Sufi singer
Background information
Genres Hindustani classical music and Sufi music
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocalist
Years active 25
Website www.smitabellur.com

Smita Bellur is a Hindustani classical[1] vocalist and Sufi singer.

Bellur has sung at more than 300 venues ranging from Classical/Sufi music festivals to Corporate events, Fund raiser/Charity shows, harmony gatherings, weddings, and private HNI family functions/Chamber music.[2] She belongs to Jaipur -Kirana gharana.[3]

Life and career

Bellur is from North Karnataka, the third child of K.L Subba Rao and K.S. Susheela Rao.[4]

She regularly broadcasts as a graded artiste (B High) from India’s national broadcasting network- All India Radio/Doordarshan, and from media/TV Networks and radio channels such as ETV Urdu/Kannada, Zee, Doordarshan, TV9 and Suvarna/Asianet and All India Radio/Doordarshan, FM channels such as 92.7BIG FM in addition to Twaang.

Smita has earlier been a senior faculty at the Shankar Mahadevan Academy. In addition, she also works on a fellowship research project by the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy.

She holds a master's degree MS (QM) from BITS Pilani and Bachelor of Engineering (Bangalore University) and has earlier worked in software multi-national companies like FirstApex, Oracle and the German software giant SAP, before giving it up to focus full-time on her passion-turned-profession.[5]

Music training

She has trained from P.R. Bhaagwat, Arjunsa Nakod, briefly from Rajabhau Sontakke (disciple of Omkarnath Thakur) and Bhalachandra Nakod. She is currently studying under Alka Dev Maarulkar for khyal and Naasir–Nazeer Ahmed Warsi (Warsi Brothers) of Hyderabad (grandsons of Padmashri Aziz Ahmed Warsi) for Sufiana music/Qawwali rendition. She is trained in Sufism by Dr. Ejazuddin Ashrafi and Murshad Hazrat Akhtar Ali Shah of Saigaon Latur[6].

Audio CD releases

  • ‘Vachana Kirana’ – Shivasharana Vachana by Lahari Audio
  • ‘Kaisi Madhur Shyaam’ – Bhajan, Holi, Chaiti CD for the cause of ‘End-Polio’ by Rotary International

References

  1. ↑ article, Newspaper (24 May 2012). "The Hindu article on Smita Bellur". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  2. ↑ "Entertainment Bangalore / Music : Honesty in art and spirit". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 7 October 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. ↑ 28 April 2011 By Smita Bellur (28 April 2011). "'Sufism moves me'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Sufi singer, Smita Bellur's website. "Smita Bellur website". internet.
  5. ↑ "Music festival to be held in February | Editorial-News Releases". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  6. ↑ ' Budding talent ', Newspaper article on Smita Bellur. Deccan Herald http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at5.asp. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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