Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.classical
From: kulki@cs.toronto.edu (Dattatraya Kulkarni)
Subject: Re: Mallikarjun Mansur dead??
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Date: 15 Sep 92 15:16:14 GMT

parrikar@mimicad.Colorado.EDU (Rajan Parrikar) writes:

>Just read on soc.culture.indian that Mallikarjun Mansur is dead. Can
>someone confirm??

>Rajan Parrikar
>==============
>email: parrikar@mimicad.colorado.edu

Yes, it is true, sadly so. I read the following in alt.culture.karnataka.
It was broadcasted on dial-in-news in Toronto as well. Here are the 
three posting including my own. We do miss his music.

--kulkarni

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From alt.culture.karnataka Tue Sep 15 11:08:41 1992
From: krishna@seas.smu.edu (Sanjay Krishna)
Newsgroups: alt.culture.karnataka
Subject: Mallikarjuna Mansur..
Keywords: Kannada singer, Dharwad
Date: 14 Sep 92 01:54:10 GMT

One of the great trio from Dharwad - Bheemsena Joshi, Mallikarjuna Mansur  
and Gangubhai Hangal has passed away. He has sung so many great folk 
songs in Kannada. An immeasurable loss. 

I thought it would be fitting if some one were to post a biography 
of this great singer's life and his songs. I plead complete ignorance
about his songs though I would love to hear about them if some one has  
more info. 

On a related note, Karnataka seems to be losing a lot of its stars in 
performing arts - Shankar Nag was perhaps most tragic. 

Coming back to Mansur - there was a detailed article about him in a 
India Today of 1990 if I am not mistaken. 

Sanjay 
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From alt.culture.karnataka Tue Sep 15 11:08:41 1992
From: raja@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Malur Ra Rajashekhar)
Newsgroups: alt.culture.karnataka
Subject: Re: Mallikarjuna Mansur..
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:45:14 GMT
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Sanjay says about the TRIO from Dharwad. But Dharwad has produced
"Pancharatnas" in Hindustani Classical Music. His list of Bhimsen
Joshi, Mallikarjuna Mansur and Gangubai Hangal has left out the 
other two viz., Kumar Gandharva and Basavaraja Rajguru who are equally
famous.

Talking about the losses, kannada literature suffered quite a few of them
during 1991. We lost Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Sham. Bha. Joshi (again from
Sadhana Keri, Dharwad which had other gems like Da. Ra. Bendre) , Niranjana
and V.L. Patil (who won Jnanpith award the previous year). 

And its sad that after that generation of GREATS both in music and 
literature,  we don't seem to be producing any good harvest these days. 
Could anybody name a few possible successors to the list of DVG, Kuvempu,
Masti, Karanth, Bendre ........ ?????

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From alt.culture.karnataka Tue Sep 15 11:08:41 1992
Newsgroups: alt.culture.karnataka
From: kulki@cs.toronto.edu (Dattatraya Kulkarni)
Subject: Re: Mallikarjuna Mansur..
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Date: 14 Sep 92 15:18:04 GMT

I still remember the performance of Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur
that AakaashvaaNi Dharwad, Gulbarga, Bhadravathi kept 
broadcasting, again and again ---

Akka kelavva, Naanondu kanasa kande
Nanondu kanasa kande;
Akki adaki thenginakai, kandenavva, kandenavva
....

I was introduced to Hindustani music only recently, so do 
not have any extensive collection right now. In case you
can place your hands on it, dont miss listening to:

Mallikarjun Mansur: Maestro's choice by music today.
It has Shukla Bilawal, a traditional favorite of his
gharana (I guess Gwalior). It also has Raisa Kanhra, and
Adambari Kedar.

The best I have is, Kukubh Bilawal in vol 4, of morning
ragas in the same series.  We do miss his mellow voice.

I wonder whether Dharwad can continue to be a place for
maestros. I know Madhav Gudi is good. There are
certain other youngsters like Mathura Dixit, Sangeetha,
I guess Veena ... who are long way from perfection.

--kulkarni