Music of Dharwad - Kaivalya Kumar sings Jaunpuri

Kaivalya Kumar Gurav (b. 1963) is a gifted vocalist and considered the next icon of Kirana Gharana. His grandfather Pt Ganapatrao Gurav was one of the earliest disciples of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. Kaivalya Kumar was initiated into classical music at an early age and groomed by his father Pt Sangameshwar Gurav, another noted exponent of the Kirana Gharana.
Kaivalya Kumar's ragadaari is both expressive and imaginative. "Without disturbing the essential melodic fluidity of Kirana vocalism, I try to allow the poetry and the rhythm a bigger role in the communication of the emotionality of the raga." Here he sings Jaunpuri, accompanied by Udayraj Karpur on tabala and Ravindra Katoti on harmonium.

[@ArunSharma5757]

Pt Kaivalya Kumar ji and Pt Venktesh Kumar are new age legends of Classical music.

[@Hasnainchaudhry05]

Subhanallah. Best rendition of Sadarang's " Hun to jaiyo piya ke des "❤

[@GUNIDAS]

This young man's rendering of every raga is so imaginative, expressive and soulful that he is definitely a true heir to the tradition of the great Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and deserves to be the next icon of the Kirana Gharana after the demise of Pandit Bhim Sen Joshi. God bless him!

[@mangatbhardwaj4609]

@Hrishikesh Dixit I have listened to his Bhim Palasi and many other compositions as well.

[@dinkarsupekar5333]

आ

[@apurvakarandikar812]

I fall in love with expression even before his singing😍

[@malladinarayanasarma]

Yes you are correct !! Gift of Almighty. !!!

[@dharmappabarki9557]

Sir! I like your dancing eyes, dancing head, dancing hands as much as your enchanting, magical voice and your unique style of rendition. Pranaams 💐🌹

[@ashokprabhu5205]

Excellent rendition of Raag Jaunpuri by Pandit Kaivalya Kumar. He sings from his heart and his soul. It is an experience to listen to him. And the smile never leaves his face.

[@javedayub4980]

Mashallah great rendition of raag jaunpuri . Overwhelmed by melody his lively demeanour .So soulful as the dawn break and light /noor of the creation emerging slowly from darkness . May Allah bless this young artist to the heights of stardom

[@thesarfaraz]

One of the most beautiful renditions of Jaunpuri I've ever heard!! Divine voice !

[@divinemusic906]

After Pandit Bhimsen joshi ji pandit Kumar ji is the one of the sacred gems to carry forth the legacy of Indian classical music..God bless him..

[@samprasadmajumdar1697]

THIS IS VOCAL MUSIC AT ITS BEST. THIS PERENNIAL SWEET RAAGA JAUNPURI BECOMES A CONSOLIDATED IMMORTAL AS RENDERED BY A SEASONED MASTER KAIVALYA KUMAR. THIS WORLD MUSIC IS FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE GLOBE TO BE ENLIGHTENED AND BE BLISSFUL.

[@abhijitbanerjee590]

We have been so much preoccupied with pt bhimsen josh ji being the torch bearer of the kirana gharana, we forgot the style that made the gharana. Sweet high pitched voice imaginative bol-alaps and a sense of romanticism. Pt kaivalya ji just provides just that

[@naumanmalik6538]

Kindly post the lyrics of drut bandish.

[@gmaghang]

He must be honoured as ruling king of kirana gharana.

[@arvindkumargupta9591]

वाह ,बिल्कुल जौनपुरी इमरती जैसी रसभरी प्रस्तुति, बिरहा दुख अति कठिन...

[@197sma]

Lots and lots of भाव (emotions) in Panditji’s singing style. Not seen in any classical singers these days. They mostly focus on how fast is their taans alone and no emotions. Panditji Kaivalya ji’s style is 1 in 10 crore

[@shivanandlakhekar6581]

From 2 weeks I am just listening ur total videos continuesly

[@satyendratripathi7085]

Bahut hi badhiya 🌹👍👍

[@jaiwantratolikar909]

Bahut badhiya performance panditji. 👍👍🙏

[@sandhuentertainment8196]

Wah. Natural singing not doing anything special. It's atmik gayan🙏❤️

[@sjranade]

Really nice.. Pt. Kaiwalyakumarji is truly a real successor of Kirana Gharana.. What i really like is the purity of it. Kaivalyakumarji does not need gimmicks.. The music is so nice as if it has directly come form some divine source...

[@samprasadmajumdar1697]

This perennially sweet world-music indeed appeals deeper to the soul on repeat listening.

[@ashokemal6683]

অসংখ্য প্রণাম রইল চরণে।

[@sudhkamp]

Sweetness of voice and rendition reminds Ustad Abdul Karim Khan!

[@shivanandlakhekar6581]

Shabda nahit guruji no words to say

[@pushpavatigurav3617]

खुपचं छान अप्रतिम.👌👌🙏🙏♥️♥️🌹🌹

[@ParthasarathiMukherjee1234]

Nice.After Pt jasraj.this Pt will be the living legend.Upload more videos of Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav.

[@TanmoyNandy91]

Superlative! Never realized when it became an addiction.

[@jineshn]

Since I got this video, keep hearing, kind of addicted to it. Heard at least 25 times. So soothing, feels so relaxing even in the middle of official work. Great, excellent, not able express my satisfaction with this music.

[@urvashid.7232]

Yes very tru

[@Mrcittu]

Ur action s nice sir music sweet 🙏👌

[@rksharma55]

Should already be among very few true torchbearers of such rich heritage /tradition of vocal hindustani and more so for Kirana. This Jaunpuri seemed to have some influence of Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur.Kitni baar wah wah kare koi. Neverthless another WAH! Ram.

[@satyabhushangosavi7261]

So melodious...lagavas are so sweet... thanks for sharing...!!

[@srichandrashekharsingh6017]

It seems that you are the king of indian classical music . My heart says.

[@manikdas7200]

Simply divine. Many thanks.

[@ruminazimruminazim1763]

Great performance pundit ji . A breath of fresh air. So sweet so melodious and so soulful. Allah gives you more more depth and vastness bigger than the oceans. You are healing our hurt and broken hearts. Your music is a therapy and it must be spread in the four corners of the subcontinent to show the greatest of our cultural heritage and to foster unity and harmony among the people . Sir I salute you .

[@manikdas8829]

Sweet melodic voice rendering true spirit of the raga. Wonderful.

[@jaiwantratolikar909]

Bahut badhiya performance panditji. 👌👌👌👌🙏

[@radhanathmukherjee5513]

WONDERFUL. PRANAM SATABAR

[@pradippattanayak3691]

This is the best younpuri representation I've ever heard. Really great.

[@shreekantgadre1915]

His singing and expression are both amusing awesome and entertaining

[@umeshkamath9407]

Very nice & sweet voice. You deserve bright future.

[@FarhanAmin1994]

KKG wove quite a lot of magical phrases into this performance! Waah.

[@vivekkulkarni5793]

Nice .Sweet voice.I like it.

[@rajneeshifollower811]

Each moment is equally great

[@babasahebgabhud3688]

Verynicesinging.

[@1235arun]

वाह...बहोत खूब...!!

[@chandrasingdhofficial7004]

Pranam 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@irannavisvshakarma2543]

ಉತ್ತಮ ಅತಿ ಉತ್ತಮ

[@aniltatre1181]

Beautiful

[@pambhatt1362]

Awesome PANDITJI 🙏

[@keshdaji]

Brilliant! Shades of Pt. Rajguru..

[@barrynathan1527]

Fantastic♥️

[@venuman1]

excellent sire

[@wmrajput]

Lovely typical kirana

[@JaiThakur.1836]

🙏🙏🙏

[@kalicharanroy7130]

pondit ji ke amar antorik pronam janai

[@kalicharanroy7130]

very nice

[@hayavadanarao5613]

bahala chennagi haaduthaare.

[@ParthasarathiMukherjee1234]

please upload more complete live performance of Pt k k gurav

[@keshavr2488]

wah

[@jaiprakashdubey9603]

vah vah

[@bouquet3216]

Raga --- Jaunpuri - see Title

[@Puspanjali3905]

Nice

[@ManishKumar-tp1oe]

😭😭😭

[@ushasharma1626]

🙏🙏 🎉🎉 नमस्ते

[@kalicharanroy7130]

ami kalicharan pondit jir ganer akjon kub bhalo srota

[@naumanmalik6538]

Kindly post the lyrics of drut bandish

[@AdhiyogaSystem]

What kind of contributions would you expect Sir?

[@asciiguy1]

Isn't it a bit much to compare this rendition to one of Kishori Amonkar's, especially her own composition? Besides, she is a known rebel against orthodoxy in classical music, so "originality" takes a different context for her. And there's also the Gharana aspect - what I expect from her recordings is different from what I expect from Kumar Gandharva's recordings, and different from Kaivalya Kumar's recording. Finally, her style feels more approachable to the audience, ie. less abstract.

[@kalicharanroy7130]

asole right place er je hand ti ache sekhane amar finger suddenly vulbasoto press hoye unlike dekhiyeche a bisoye pondit ji o audience der ketre bolchi amake please vule bugben na ami ponditjir ganer akjon kub bhalo srota

[@shlokgholap4062]

16:27

[@vishalfularasanu1059]

बहोत सुंदर। कई लोग शायद पंडित जी के गाने आलोचना भी कर रहे है लेकिन शायद वो भी अपनी जगह ठीक है। लेकिन उस स्टेज पे बैठकर जो सुंदर प्रस्तुति उन्होंने दी उनके लिए वो भी ठीक है।

[@sushmitanag630]

Raag ke bol Kya hai

[@asciiguy1]

Maybe I shouldn't say it is a bit much to compare, it's okay to do that. We all have our personal likes and dislikes. All I'm saying is, you can't like the same thing about the two... they're just in completely different styles. Are you saying you don't like the style in general?

[@BimalMahapatra_phys]

"Jaunpuri" is one of the most lyrical Raagas. Pt.Kaivalya Kumar's rendering here will certainly rank among the best( listen ,for example, to Bhimsen Joshi, FatehAliKhan, ParveenSultana, Rajan-Sajan Mishra, Bade Gulam Ali, SanjeevAbhyankar....and compare!).

[@pinakisinhabiswas1908]

Bimal Mahapatra i think the flow of taans of sanjeev abhyankar is smoother.. as u urself asked to compare thats y i looked at some finer points.. otherwise kaivalyakumar is a great artist too.

[@SanjayShettennavar]

Ah! Perhaps you haven't read my comment carefully. So many artists have sung Bhoopali. But When Kishori Amonkar sings "Sahela Re', it is a divine experience. Because every line she sings is original, nowhere to be found. I am not belittling Kaivalya's rendering of this raga. I just didn't find anything interesting. May be I am wrong. I am not a musician, nor am I a music critic. I am a common listener. But I think I can discern chaff from you know what...

[@pgrnair]

I earlier listened to his Bilashina Todi of Kaivalya Kumar and was spellbound. But this performance is just average. I am not comparing two young musicians, but if you listen to Majari Ansare Kelkar's Jaun Puri, you will know the true colors of this Raga.

[@prakashgandhe4326]

Manjari asari Kelkar

[@Prof_Hazra_IIT]

@ PGR Nair Very true indeed, this is a very ordinary performance. This guy cannot sing steady notes. Very fluttery. I dont know how people get easily swayed by such performances and even start comparing with Pdt. Bhimsen Joshi ji. This guy at best is a second rate average artiste.

[@Clasical123]

Dr. Hazra Sir I don't know why you would say this, you don't have any right to judge the standard of the artist. I understand that you may not have liked his performance, but it is everybody's choice or preference about what he/she likes or dislikes.

[@Prof_Hazra_IIT]

Apologies @Arul Seth, if my comments have hurt you. That wasn't intended. I was trying to arrive from a purely objective standpoint. Technically a classical singer or for that matter any singer cannot be justified as a topnotch one, until and unless he or she can sing long notes very steadily and precisely. That's what I meant. There are many subjective elements however, which largely come from individual tastes, and cannot be overridden. I thoroughly respect your sentiments.

[@JaskaranSingh-ew6ut]

ਅਵਾਕ

[@dheerajgrover9760]

Hez great par ab pt. Ji zabaan nikalkar kyu gate hain 🤔

[@sushmitanag630]

Raag ke bol likhega koi

[@SanjayShettennavar]

If you are offended, I am sorry. Everything in music is too subjective. I have seen the Music Department of Karnatak University stooping to all time low, when on Gandhi Jayanthi, the students couldn't shift from Vaishnava Janato to Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram. I was Registrar (Evaluation) then, and I scolded the teachers who had brought those useless students there!

[@rajendrakumarranadive4550]

Sanjay Shettennavar not mum to get o

[@sreyaghosh8689]

Not nice I don't like his style of singing