Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s life and music is marked by his wanderlust: nothing ever stopped him from soaring into realms unknown. The legendary musician was the last link of the golden years of Kirana, however, he will continue to live in hundreds of musicians across the country
It’s not possible to sum up a musical icon’s career. At best it’s possible to trace his life — from birth to death. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011), the “high commissioner of music”, as the legendary Kirana vocalist jokingly called himself, is no more. A study of his music can never be complete — this is not only because of the highly intuitive nature of the Indian music tradition, but also because of the kind of musical persona that Bhimsen Joshi was.
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