pandit jasraj

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"Pandit Jasraj was initiated into vocal music by his father Pandit Motiramji. He received training from his elder brother, Pandit Maniramji, and later Maharaja Jaywant Singhji Waghela took him under his tutelage. He was also greatly influenced by the voice of the famous ghazal singer Begum Akhtar, after whom he decided to train in singing.

To supply additional means of livelihood, Maniramji took Jasraj as an accompanying tabla player. But at the age of 14, unhappy with the treatment of an accompanying artist, Jasraj left and vowed not to cut his hair until he had learned to sing.

Pandit Jasraj is blessed with a rich, soul stirring and sonorous voice, traversing effortlessly across all the three and a half octaves. His vocalizing in perfect diction, clarity and extreme melodiousness. He also did an extensive research in Haveli Sangeet." Wikipedia

watch panditji perform raag bhairav