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PANDIT Sri S.BALLESH he is disciple of world renowned SHEHNAI MAESTRO Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan saheb .He born on 1st april 1958 inM.K.HUBLI in KARNATAKA , hails from the illustrious family of renowned “Shehnai players” for past 300years,his father Pandit Sanna Bharamanna ji himself a famous shehnai player of note has been his 1st GURU ji .He continued under his uncle Shehnai Vidhwan Sri. Dhodda Bharamanna ji. At the age of 9yrs he started his carrer. He learnt Hindustani vocal from Dr. DP.Hiremath. And he started playing vocal style (Gayaki ang) in his instrument shehnai.
He learnt higher extra ordinary khayal gayaki of PATIALA GHARANA music from Maharastra Maha Pandit Sri. Kothanda Singh Salunke Maharaj and Pandit Prakash Singh Salunke they trained him very much .He bhought all the Gayaki Ang Bhirakas (link touches) into the shehnai..He gave his first public performance at the age of 15yrs in 1973 at Sri Sadguru Balaiyogi Swami ji Thourgad math (Hubli). And his 2nd performance in All India Radio in Dharwad.He has a high degree in radio Kendra.He has given many performances in many Sabhas in India & Abroad & also performed for many culturals events. In Gadag, Gana Gandharav Ganayogi Panchakshara Sangeeth Ustav, he gave the Shehnai performance and brought the listeners mind immediately with the Gayaki Ang and tone and received the hearty blessing from Pandit Puttaraj gavai ji. Pandit ji praised of his Gayaki ang style. He had an apportunity to learn ftom pandit ji. After the performance in Gadag Sri.Veereshwar madri ji took him to Chennai for film music.
PANDIT S.BALLESH set his heart on also being the best and towards this goal,he sought to be the Shishya of no less a “GURU” than Bharat Ratna USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN SAHEB ”, he had the good fortune of receiving his guidance from maestro.He has enabled him to refine technique and mastery . Sri S.Ballesh had a long music career, he has given many concerts in All India. In GADAG, BANGALORE, DHARWAD, IN MAHARASTRA MIRAJ ,MUMBAI, PUNE, NASIK & CHENNAI, TRIVANDRUM, KHOHIKODE ,KASARKODE ,HYDERABAD,
VIJAYWADA, BHOPAL, IN U.P BANARAS, AGRA,LUCKNOW, ALLAHABAD, DELHI, CALCUTTA, GAWHATHI, PATNA, AHMEDBAD, JAIPUR, PANAJI also in abroad like DUBAI,NEWYORK,FRANCE,SINGAPORE,MALAYASIA,SRILANKA,AUSTRALIA,ITALY, LONDON in almost U.K .
He has given many Jugalbandhi concerts with various artists of Hindustani and Carnatic musicians. He is the leading shehnai artist & has spanned over 29yrs of unbatting popularity such of the appeal of his shehnai, he has worked with almost all the famous Music Directors from SOUTH MAESTRO LIKE K.V.MHADEVAN, M.S.VISWANATH,ILLAYARAAJA, NORTH LEGENDS LEGENDS NAUSHAD JI, R.D.BURMAN, JETIN JI & LALIT JI,ANU MALIK, S.D.BURMAN, LAXMIKANT-PYARALLAL, A.R.RAHAMAN,of south & north India for films recordings,devotional songs & albums.

Pandit Sri S.Ballesh can play on his Shehnai, Aalaapi like khayal singing, Jhala like Sitar and Sarod, Tatkar like kathak-dancers, Harquatts like sarangi and violin, continuity of tone like been and also adds sweetness of bansuri to all this.

Sri B.Krishna is a promising young shehnai artist, who was trained by his father at age of 12yrs,he has given his 1st public performance with his father at age of 16yrs. He has been accompanying his father for past years & has given Solo performances also. He has played in film recordings, albums, devotional songs also. He has performed with his uncle Sri Veereshwar madri ji Dilruba & Shehnai jugalbandhi combination & received blessing from him. At first he is proud to perform shehnai before Ustad BISMILLAH KHAN Saheib & got a hearty blessings after performance and accepted as his disciple, it is happy to say that he is a proud disciple of USTAD JI at presently he went to Banarus to received the guidance from ustad ji .He performed in Ganga Ustav in Banarus & proud younger son of Ustad ji, Ustad Nazim Hussain Khan Ji accompanied in tabla.


Shehnai is an old wind instrument associated with the temples of India.Shehnai creates a Mangal Dhwani, an auspious sound.Our great one and only maestro Shehnai Nawaz Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan elevated shehnai to the rank of a classical concert instrument,all the important events of an Indian life, a birth, a marriage, a religious festival, a social gathering, etc are iniated with the sound of shehnai.. the tone of a shehnai brings blessing in the atmosphere... .

Day 19: This is my violin i dug out of the closet.. it was my first violin. I got it for Christmas in 1996- I was in Grade 1.

I still remember the last time I played it, actually. I was practising while no one was around in our family room. I was getting aggrevated- the song I was playing must have been a real bastard to play. I ended up throwing my bow across the room. My bow broke. I cried. I lied to my parents and told them I was playing too hard and it fell and broke. Yeah right. I think I had issues as a child.. Anyways, I was beginning to grow out of it, so instead of just getting a new bow, I got a new violin.

I also remember having difficulty getting my fingers far enough down the neck to hit certain notes. It's so weird since my fingers are longer than that whole part of the neck now!