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Bhimsen Joshi

1922 - 2011

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Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ( ; BHEEM-SAYN joe-SHEE; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from the Indian subcontinent. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music. He is noted for his concerts, and between 1964 and 1982 Joshi toured Afghanistan, Italy, France, Canada and USA. He was the first musician from India whose concerts were advertised through posters in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bhimsen Joshi is the 1,507th most popular singer (down from 858th in 2019), the 708th most popular biography from India (down from 442nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 1,507 out of 4,381. Before him are Little Eva, Joji, Dennis Frederiksen, Milly Scott, Sebastian Bach, and Wyclef Jean. After him are Sandy Denny, Nada, Roland Orzabal, Darlene Love, Najwa Karam, and Ani Lorak.

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Among people born in 1922, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 333. Before him are Sydney Lassick, Stoyanka Mutafova, Rory Calhoun, Cécile DeWitt-Morette, Blaga Aleksova, and Damon Knight. After him are Irina Antonova, John Eisenhower, Roscoe Lee Browne, Elsa Joubert, Kathryn Grayson, and Milton H. Greene. Among people deceased in 2011, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 343. Before him are Lewis Binford, Maurice Goldhaber, Nasser Hejazi, Gilbert Adair, Célestin Oliver, and Wenche Foss. After him are Milton Babbitt, Kjell Johansson, Ragnar Lundberg, Kiyonori Kikutake, Yrjö Hietanen, and Per Berlin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 708 out of 1,861. Before him are K. Chandrashekar Rao (1954), Kedarnath Singh (1934), Hrithik Roshan (1974), Shivakumara Swami (1907), Kangana Ranaut (1987), and Hasrat Mohani (1875). After him are Mahadev Desai (1892), Kamal Haasan (1954), Dawood Ibrahim (1955), Freida Pinto (1984), Rahul Gandhi (1970), and Naseeruddin Shah (1949).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 14. Before him are Kumar Sanu (1957), Gangubai Hangal (1913), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Jasraj (1930), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), and Manna Dey (1919). After him are Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), Girija Devi (1929), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Udit Narayan (1955), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), and Jagjit Singh (1941).

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