Brahm Sarup Singh

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Brahm Sarup Singh
Brahm Sarup Singh playing vichitra veena
Brahm Sarup Singh playing vichitra veena
Background information
Born(1940-08-18)18 August 1940
Died19 January 1998(1998-01-19) (aged 57)
GenresIndian classical music
Instrument(s)Vichitra veena

Brahm Sarup Singh (18 August 1940 – 19 January 1998) was a player of vichitra veena born in the city of Amritsar, India to the Late Shri Harnam Singh who was a disciple of Ustad Abdul Aziz Khan.[citation needed]

At an early age Brahm Sarup Singh was trained by his father in music. He had participated in several music conferences in the North and his

Vichitra Veena recital has been broadcasting from All India Radio, Jalandhar since 1958.[1][2][citation needed
]

Early life and career

Brahm Sarup Singh started his training in

vocalist and played several other musical instruments such as sitar, guitar and tabla
.

He did Sangeet Bhaskar

He participated in several national programmes and music conferences organized by All India Radio and Doordarshan. He was honoured with "Abhinandan Patra" by Navrang Kala Sangam, Patiala.[4] Gayaki Ang was the main feature of his vichitra veena recital.

Disciples

Amongst his disciples in India, Anurag Singh (son and disciple) Vichitra Veena Player, Pt. Keshav Talegaonker (Guitar), Jasbir Kaur (Vocal), Tilak Diwakar Bhatt (Vocal), Monita Mehta (Sitar), Balwant Kaur (Sitar), Ram Krishan (Guitar), Neeru Bala (Vocal), Meena Aggarwal (Sitar), Raj Rani (Vocal), Kuldeep Singh (Tabla), Dr. Abha Bhatnagar (Tabla), Umesh Sharma (Vocal).[citation needed]

Awards

  • He was honoured with the title of "Abhinandan Patra" by the Navrang Kala Sangam, Patiala.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Brahm Sarup Singh playing Vichitra Veena". wansfilm.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Interview With Brahm Sarup Singh". Youtube.
  3. ^ "Brahm Sarup Singh Famous Vichitra Veena Player | Pagelous". pagelous.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Brahm Sarup Singh". Artistrove. Retrieved 2 December 2015.