Raag Basanti Kanra: Malikarjun Mansur - a beatiful & tough raag sang in tonal voice

Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. Khayaal Ang.
Dolby sound.
Raag; Basanti Kanra:- Thaat Asavari; Jaati Shadav/Sampuran; Vadi/Samvadi - pa/ Sa.
Aroh : Sa Ma ga Pa, dha Sa# re Ni Sa#
Avroh : Sa# dha ni Pa, ma Ga re Sa.
Time : Mid of Night.
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Tabla: Balkrishan Iyer
Taal. : Vilambit & Drutt in Teentaal.
Harmonium: Tulsidas Borkar.
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Mallikarjun Mansur, one of the most revered vocalists of Indian Classical Music, was born at Manur, a small village located at a distance of five miles from Dharwad on 1st January 1911. His father, Bheemaraayappa was a farmer, a music lover and a patron of music. One of Mansur Ji’s elder brothers, Baswaraj, owned a theatre troupe. Mansur Ji, at age of 9, did a small role in a play and his father spotted the musical talent in Mansur Ji.
His father tied him up with a theatre group for whom Mansur Ji used to perform and sing. The owner of the theatre group was in love with the melodious voice of the young Mallikarjun and made him sing different types of the songs for the troupe.
Pandit Appaya Swamy, a well known Carnatic vocalist of those days happened to attend one of the performances by young Mallikarjun and picked him um as his disciple. Mallikarjun started his initial training under the guidance of Appaya Swamy. After some initial training, he started his training in Hindustani Classical Music from Nilkanth Bua Alurmath, a Gwalior Gharana Guru based in Miraj.
In the late 1920s, Nilkanth Buva took Mansur Ji to Alladiya Khan, the Stalwart of Jaipur - Atrauli Gharana. Alladiya Khan referred Mansur Ji to his elder son, Ustad Manji Khan. After the untimely death of Ustad Manji Khan, Mansur Ji continued his training under the tutelage of Ustad Bhurji Khan, the younger son of Ustad Alladiya Khan.
He received Padma Shri in 1970, Padma Bhushan in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan in 1992. In 1982, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.
Mansur Ji passed away in 1992 at the age of 81.