Shehnai S. Ballesh

at No 37, AVM Street, Venkatesh Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Chennai , 600092 India

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Pandit Dr. S.Ballesh ji has sung and played Shehnai for more than 10,000 Background-Score's & nearly 50,000 Film Songs & around 60,000 Devotional Songs.

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“Shehnai Chakravarthy“ Pandit S.Ballesh : Pandit S.Ballesh is an Internationally acclaimed Shehnai player and Hindustani classical vocalist with specialization in Patiala gharana and trained in Kirana& Gwalior gharanas. He is also a remarkable ghazal singer. He is one of the well-known disciple of World renowned Shehnai Maestro Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan. Ustad ji blessed Pt Ballesh as “Dhakshina Bharat Bismillah Khan”. He is an Akashwani All India Radio and Doordharshan "A" Grade Hindustani Classical Shehnai Artist. He is an expert in Benares gharana shehnai playing. He received hindustani vocal training in Kirana Gharana from Dr. DP.Hiremath, Patiala Gharana from Pandit Kodanda Singh Salunke Maharaj & Pt.Prakash Singh Salunkeand Gwalior gharana from Padma Bhushan Pt. Puttaraja Gawai (Gadag). His gayaki style is inspired from Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan. Pt Ballesh is from a family of renowned Shehnai players, who were performing for past 30 decades (300 Years)from M.K. Hubli (Belgaum District), Karnataka. He received Shehnai training from his father, Shehnai Samrat Pt. Sanna Bharamannawho was a famous Shehnai player and later he continued from his uncle Pt Dodda Bharamanna. Pt Ballesh was with Ustad Bismillah Khan for 35 years and got worldwide acclaim for performing the shehnai more than five decades. He was an occasional Shehnai accompanist in Ustad Bismillah Khan’s shehnai party.He and his son Surmani Krishna Ballesh has received AIR “A” grade for a Shehnai Duet performance and continuing the tradition of Ustad Bismillah Khan Beneras gharana Shehnai playing. Pt Ballesh is one of the top musicians in the Indian classical music and also International film music industry. To mention about his notable Indian Classical performance, he single-handedly played shehnai in the All India Music Conference held at Dharwad in 1975, in the presence of Pandit BhimsenJoshi, Smt. Gangubhai Hangal& other eminent artists where he gave an outstanding shehnai performance and received standing ovation in the conference. He has also performed in many Jugalbandhi concerts with Hindustani & Carnatic musicians. Shehnai Style of Pt.S.Ballesh Pt Ballesh can play on his Shehnai, Aalaap like khayal singing, Jhala like Sitar , Sarod &Tatkar like kathak-dancers, Harkats like sarangi& violin, continuity of tone (Meend) like Bheen and also he adds adorability of Bansuri to all these. Pt.Ballesh brother hood, Shri Veerashwar Madri, who is a violinist introduced him to the South Indian film music industry.He has played Shehnai for many Indian composers like Maestro Naushad Ali, Mellisai Mannar MS Viswanathan, Maestro Ilayaraja and Oscar Winner AR. Rahman in various Indian Films.Heis also a renownedplayback singer and had sung with noted singers like K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Illayaraja and A.R. Rahman. • Pt Ballesh& Shri.Krishna Ballesh duo played Shehnai in the Hollywood movie“ TheHunderd Foot Journey -2014 ” for the track India Calling. • He played Shehnai in ‘Rockstar’ bolywood movie, for the track titled ”The Dichotomy of fame“. Few more prominent tracks are Ye Jo Des HaiTera song from the movie“Swades”, Raanjhanaa movie, "Hamma Hamma” song from the movie “Bombay” for A.R. Rahman. • He also played for M.M. Keeravani for Baahubali movie • The pathos-romantic Shehnaibits of Ilayaraja music like “Sundari Kannal Oru Sethi” songfrom the movie“Thalapathi”, “Ala pol Vela pol” song from actor Rajnikanth movie “Yejaman” were played by PtBallesh. He has also worked in several language film music directors, In Kannada film music industry he has worked with G.K. Venkatesh,Hamsalekha,UpendraKumar,Rajan-Nagendra, ,M. Ranga Rao, C. Aswath,VijayaBhaskar, ,V. Manohar ,L. Vaidyanathan ,Mano Murthy, In Bollywood film music industry he has worked withO.P. Nayyar,Naushad Ali,Laxmikant Pyarelal, Ravindra Jain ,Jatin-Lalit, Kalyanji Anandji, Anand-Milind, R.D.Burman, Kailash Kher. In Tamil film music industry he has worked with K V Mahadevan,M.S. Viswanathan, Illayaraja, KunnakudiVaidyanathan ,Sankar Ganesh ,Deva,A.R. Rahman ,Vidyasagar,S. A. Rajkumar ,Drums Sivamani. In Telugu film music industryhe has worked withChellapillaSatyam,Chakri (composer),Chakravarthy,M. M. Keeravani ,Raj-Koti&S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. In Malayalam film music industry he has worked with V. Dakshina moorthy, Raveendran Master,G. Devarajan master,Shyam Joseph (composer) ,S. P. Venkatesh & M. Jayachandran. He has sung and played shehnai for more than 7500 background-score's and 25,000 film songs and around 35,000 devotional songs. He has also sung Hindustani alaaps and had also collaborated Shehnai with International musicians in recordings. Pt.Ballesh has extensively travelled all over India and abroad. His concert tours includes countries like United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United States of America, South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Russia, Dubai, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Srilanka, Indonesia,Philippines and many more countries over a span of 35 years. On several occasions he has been invited to be part of music festivals organized by Indian government. Because of his accomplished performances, dedication and commitment towards music, he has received numerous awards and to mention few, Awards Organized By City Year Sur Mani Puraskar Sur Singar Academy Bombay Radio MirchiSpecial Jury Award outstanding contribution to Kannada film music Chennai 2009 Excellence in Instrumental Music Dr. MGR University Chennai ShehnaiChakravathy Southern Cine Musicians Union Chennai KIMA Award- outstanding contribution Taurianorganised 3rd Kannada International Music Awards Bangalore 2015 SannadiAppanna Kala Shree Puraskar SannadhiAppannaKalakaarSanga Bagalkote ShehnaiRatna Award Sggpy Trust Chennai 2005 Sangeet Kala Ratna Pune 2009 Bharat Gaurav Puraskar Bombay 2010 Jury Award Winner - from Film Music Industry (2009), ShehnaiChakravathy - from Southern Cine Musicians Union- Chennai, Sur Mani Puraskar Award - From Sur Singar Academy - Bombay, ShehnaiRatna Award – Chennai 2005, Sggpy Trust Chennai, Sangeet Kala Ratna – Pune 2009, Abhinav Kala Samman – New Delhi, Shehnai Kala Shree Puraskar – Bagalkot 2010, SangeetRatna Award – Hyderabad 2010, Bharat Gaurav Puraskar – Bombay 2010, Sur Ki NaadPuraskar – Chennai 2008, NaadKokila Award – Chennai, SwarnaJayanthiSaraswathi Award – Chennai 2004, Hindu Dharma Award – Chennai 2007 and many. He founded“Pandit S.Ballesh Shehnai and Party”. The party owns seven prodigious performers who are performing all over India & abroad in various music conferences, Sangeet Sammellans and sangeet utsav. Below are few major notable festivals, performedby Pandit S. BalleshShehnai and Partyin India. Festival of India in USA, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav (Pune) AP Govt, World Wind Festival (Visakhapatnam) Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan (Jalandhar) Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Sangeet Ustav (Dharwad) Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh (Ernakulam) Ganayogi Panchakshari Sangeet Sammellan (Gadag, Bangalore) Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammellan (Mumbai) Pandit Kumar Gandharva Sangeet Samellan (Belgaum) Bharat Kalachar Sangeet Utsav (Chennai) Smt. Krishna Hanagal Memorial Festival (Hubli) Bhopal Bharat Bhavan Shehnai Samaroh (Bhopal) Alva's Nudisiri Music Festival (Mudabidri, Karnataka) Karkala Shastreeya Sangeetha Sabha (Mangalore) Spirit of Unity Concert Tirupathi (Andhra Pradesh) Ganayogi Panchakshari Sangeet Sammellan (Gadag) Tansen Sangeet Samaroha, Bhopal Tansen Sangeet Sammellan (Chennai) Ganga Mahostav (Varanasi) Hampi Utsav (Bellary), Kittur Rani Chenamma Utsav Sangit Ratna Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Sangit Samaroh (Miraj) Mudhara Sangeet Ustav (Chennai) Raag Rangi Raat Sangeet Sammellan (Cochin) Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru Sangeet Sammellan (Dharwad) Ustad Rahmat Khan Sangeet Ustav, (Chennai) Kalarasana Music Festival, (Chennai) Swarana Jayanthi Hindu Dharma Foundation, (Chennai) Lokmania Ustad Bismillah Khan 100th Birthday Shehnai Mahotsav (Pune, Kholapur, Belgaum, Goa, Mumbai) Sangoli Rayanna Utsav (Belgaum) Kittur Rani Chennamma Utsav (Kittur), Sur Singar Sansad Sangit Sammellan (Mumbai) Taj Mahal Mahostav (Varanasi) Tansen Academy Of Music Pt Ballesh and his son Shri. Krishna Ballesh founded Tansen Academy of Music (NPO) in 2012 with a vision to spread Indian Classical Music – Hindustani Music all over India and overseas. The academy aims in teaching Hindustani Classical Music in“Guru -Shishya–Parampara” where Hindustani vocal and Instrumental classes are conducted and currently more than 500 music aspirants are part of the academy. Annual event Ras Barse Utsav is a tribute concert in honour of Shehnai Maestro Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan and Shehnai Samrat Pt Sanna Bharamanna. This event is organized every year by the academy students in Chennai and aims at honouring legendary Indian classical musicians with Kala Puraskar Ustad Bismillah Khan National award and upcoming artist with Yuva Kala puraskar award. Ras Barse utsav 2015 was blessed by Padma Vibhushan Dr.M. Balamuralikrishna.

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Shehnai S. Ballesh is Chennai based place and this enity listed in Bands & Musicians category. Located at No 37, AVM Street, Venkatesh Nagar, Balaji Nagar 600092. Contact phone number of Shehnai S. Ballesh: 919884295357