Raga bibhas by kishori amonkar biography
Tejashree amonkar.
Remembering the radical icon, Kishori Amonkar
Artistes are born, not created, said Gana Saraswati Kishori Amonkar who passed away on Monday night.
Raga bibhas by kishori amonkar biography
And truly said, she was born to create something new, something radical, something original that the world will keep deciphering and researching till the end.
She was a mystery, an enigma and a rebel, be it her musical thoughts or her frankness.
She was rooted in tradition yet she created her own alapchari style which emphasised on the swaras. She would say, "Notes are my language. Words are sahitya, notes are what make music. They are the manifestations of various feelings.
I belong to the world of swaras.
Nihar amonkar
Every note is my mother and a personification of God the Almighty. Likewise, every raga is a sublime feeling. Even today I am fascinated by the mysterious in music. By mysterious I mean which one cannot comprehend. Even today this fascination has brought me to the stage."
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