Wamanrao Sadolikar

Wamanrao Sadolikar
Born (1907-09-16)16 September 1907
Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Origin Kolhapur, India
Died 25 March 1991(1991-03-25) (aged 83)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres Khayal, Bhajans, Thumris
Occupation(s) Hindustani classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1920–1980

Pandit Wamanrao Sadolikar (16 September 1907 – 25 March 1991) was a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana founded by his guru, Utd. Alladiya Khan.

Early life

Pt. Wamanrao Sadolikar was born into a family of music lovers in Kolhapur.[1][2] As a teenager, he studied classical music under Pt. V. D. Paluskar of the Gwalior Gharana.

Career

Sadolikar's career put him into many roles on the stages of Marathi Natya Sangeet, as a singer-actor, a music director and a director. He also had several film appearances.[3] He studied music under Utd. Bhurji Khan and Utd. Alladiya Khan,[4] and he instructed his brother, Madhukar Sadolikar, his daughter Smt. Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar, and Smt. Manjiri Kavre-Alegaonkar.[5]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ Dorian, Frederick; Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla (2000). World Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 92. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.
  2. ↑ Tandon, Aditi (6 November 2000). "Three days of rich musical treat". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Wamanrao Sadolikar". Underscorerecords.com. 1907-09-16. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Music sammelan". The Hindu. 14 December 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Profile". Manjirialegaonkar.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.


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