Madhava Gudi

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Madhava Gudi ಮಾಧವ ಗುಡಿ माधव गुडि
Birth name	Madhava Gudi
Origin	Dharwad, Karnataka
Genre(s)	Hindustani Classical Music - Khayal & Light forms
Occupation(s)	Hindustani Classical Vocalist

Madhava Gudi (Kannada:ಮಾಧವ ಗುಡಿ, Devanagari:माधव गुडि) is a Hindustani classical vocalist, specialising in Khayal and light forms. Born into a family of keertankars and harikatha (devotional) musicians, Madhava Gudi was introduced to music at a very early age. His initial training was under Pandit Basavaraja Rajaguru. He received further training from the Kirana scion Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in a guru-shishya milieu which lasted well over twenty-five years.

His voice suits for Hindustani classical as well as light classical (dasavani and abhang) music. A top-grade All India Radio artiste, Pt. Madhava Gudi has toured all over India and has performed with Pt. Bhimsen Joshi in several centers in India and overseas. Among several accolades that he has received is the prestigious Sangeeta Nritya Academy award from the Government of Karnataka.