Biography
Kishori Amonkar (10 April 1932 – 3 April 2017) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur gharana, or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style. She is considered to be one of the foremost classical singers in India.She was a performer of the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan. Amonkar trained under her mother, classical singer Mogubai Kurdikar also from the Jaipur gharana, but she experimented with a variety of vocal styles in her career.
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Known ForSound
GenderFemale
Birthday1932-04-10
Deathday2017-04-03 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceMumbai, India
CitizenshipsBritish Raj, Dominion of India, India
AwardsPadma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
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