Ms. Gouri Karambelkar

Good fortune combined with perseverance & hard work brought Learned & Magnanimous Gurus/ teachers in Gouri's music.

With natural endowed with clear, melodious voice with ability to sing at ease in Two octaves (saptaks). In addition to Classical Vocal she also presents Semi Classical forms such as - Thumari, Dadra. Tappaa & other Light forms like Marathi stage songs (Natya Sangeet) & Bhajans.

She has liking & has received Taalim of many Anwat & Jod - Raagas which is the Speciality of Agra & Jaipur Gharana gayaki.

About

(Completed M. S., M.A. Music, Sangeet Alankar, Sangeet Visharad, B.Com., Pursuing PhD at IIT Kharagpur in Multidisciplinary Research in Music)

Gouri is a young Vocalist of Gwalior Gharana Gayaki.

Background and Early Years

Gouri's tryst with music began at the tender age of five. Noticing Gouri's love for music, her mother entrusted her to Mrs. Anjali Ponkshe of the Mewati Gharana under whom Gouri built her foundation for 10 years. At the age of 16, Gouri completed her Visharad under the guidance of Dr. Anjali Dani of the Kirana Gharana. Subsequently, Gouri completed her Sangeet Alankar under the guidance of Dr. Vikas Kashalkar, the renowned musicologist, performer, and maestro of the Gwalior-Jaipur-Agra Gharana. For last 22 years he has been her mentor. She continues learning nuances of Mewati Gharana Gayaki under Mrs. Manisha Shrikhande.

She has been seeking guidance for Rabindra Sangeet from Mrs. Alokonanda Roy for last five years.She has been very fortunate to learn the nuances of Thumari gayaki from non other than Padmabhushan Pt. Ajay Chakraborty for last three years.

Performances

Gouri has performed in various cities including Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Ratnagiri and Kharagpur (West Bengal) among others. She has participated in many thematic programs such as Tarana: An Aesthetic Thought, Compositions of Pt. Ramashray Jha. Anvat Raga Samay Chakra and many more.

Features

Features in Gouri's Gayaki

Gouri is naturally endowed with a clear, melodious voice with the ability to sing easily in two saptaks (octaves).

Apart from classical vocal, she also presents semi-classical forms, such as Thumari, Dadra, Tappaa, and other light forms including Marathi Natya Sangeet and Bhajans.

She offers a large variety of compositors(bandishes) such as Chatarang, Trivat, Sargam Geet, Tap Khyals, and Taranas.These are composed in various Rhythms(Taals) such as Tilwada, EkTaal, Aada Choutal, Jhumra and so on.

Thanks to the "taalim" (training) under her guru, she easily meets the challenge of creating aesthetics while maintaining the pure form of the Raaga and style of her Gharana.

Concerts

February 2016 - Performed at Acharya S. N. Ratanjankar Smriti Samaroha organised by Dadar Matunga Cultural Center, Mumbai.

February 2015 - Performed at "Bharatratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Shastriya Sangeet Mahostav" in Nashik arranged by Govt. of Maharashtra.

March 2014 - Performed at the Late Smt. Vijaya Ghate Smruti Samoroha, Pune.

December 2013 - Performed at Bharat Natya Mandeer, Pune - In "Ranga Gandharva" Event - organised by the Late Vidyadhar Gokhale Sangeet Natya Pratisthan, Mumbai.

May 2013 - Performed at Khalwayan Sanstha, Ratnagiri.

May 2013 - Performed at Kala Academy, Devrukh.

March 2013 - Performed at SNDT, Pune - A Thematic programme 'Aavartan' along with a group of Sangeet Maitra.

Febuary 2013 - Performed at Gaan Maitra, Pune.

August 2012- Performed at Youth Festival - at Jalgaon - Awarded First Prize in classical vocal.

June 2012- Performed on occasion of Pt. Gajanan Buwa Joshi - Punyatithi Swara Yadnya at Pune.

April 2012- Presented a Music Concert at TILAK NAGAR High School Hall at DOMBIVALI for Senior Citizens.

August 2011- Obtained 'First Prize' in 'Classical Vocal Solo' at Yuva Mahotsava of SNDT Womens' University.