Padmaja Phenany Joglekar
| Padmaja Phenany Joglekar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1962 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Hindustani Classical Music |
Padmaja Phenany Joglekar (Marathi: पद्मजा फेणाणी जोगळेकर), is a Hindustani Classical singer. [1] She is a disciple of Pandit Jasraj.[2] She was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2001.[3]
Early life
Brought up in the rich tradition of Indian classical music, Padmaja a graduate in Microbiology, opted for a career in music. She moulded her God gifted golden voice with total dedication and hard work. She quickly grew up to become an extremely versatile singer. Today she sings both Hindustani Classical ( Khayal, Thumri, Tappa etc.) and the light popular variety ( Gazals, Geet, Bhajans etc.) with poise and grace.
Personal Life
She is married to Sunil Joglekar with a sweet son, Aditya Joglekar.
Career
Padmaja started learning Hindustani Classical music under the guidance of the legendary Vocalist Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj. She took further training from the great Sarangi maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Ram Narayan & the great Music Director Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Her three Albums titled ‘Hee Shubhra Phulanchi Jwala’, ‘Rang Bawara Shravan’ & ‘Ghar Nachale Nachela’ consisting Marathi poem of high literary value written by poets like Kusumagraj, Indira Sant, Vinda Karandikar, Mangesh Padgaonkar, Shankar Ramani, Suresh Bhat, Grace & Shantabai Shelke are very popular with connoisseurs of music and Marathi literature. She has also released an album of Marathi Gazals and recently two albums titled ‘Hey Gagana’ & ‘He Sparsha Chandanyanche’. Her latest Marathi album “Megha Re” was released in Diwali 2009.
In her album titled ‘GEET NAYA GATA HOON’, Padmaja has a special privilege of composing and singing poems written by Honorable Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. She has also tuned & sung poems written by former Prime Minister Hon’ Shri V P Singh, album to be released shortly.
She has released an Gazal Album ‘Zindagi ki Zuban’ & Hindi album of Bhajan’s composed by Shri Anup Jalota titled “Mangaldeep”. Another album of Gazals written by such great poets like Daag, Jigar, Ahmed Faraz, Dr. Bashir Badr etc. & are also in the making. Her latest album “RANG” consists of Sufi style songs in Hindi
Concerts
Padmaja has performed in various prestigious conferences all over India and also had many successful concerts in UK, USA, Canada, Singapore and UAE including the Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal (BMM) 2013 convention held at Rhodes Island in July 2013.
- "Mangaldeep" a concert of Marathi Bhavgeet & poems. The concert includes the songs Padmaja has sung in the film Nivdung (Kenvha tari Pahate & Lavlav kari Paat), her composition of outstanding poems of Kusumagraj, Indira Sant, Shankar Ramani, Suresh Bhat etc from her various albums (Hee shubhra phulanchi Jwala, Ranga Bavara Shravan, Ghara nachale Nachale etc) and some Bandish and associated songs based on that bandish which she has learnt from her guruji Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
- "BhaktiRang", a concert of devotional music. It consists of Bhajans by Meera, Kabir, Tulsi, Nanak, and Rahim etc. They are mainly in Hindi with a few in Gujarati. She has been performing this concert since last two years and has also performed a few combined concerts with Shri Anup Jalota and Padmashri Purshottamdas ji Jalota. The press report of Chennai concert is available on the Hindu website whose address is [4]
- "Mehefil -E -Gazal" consisting of gazals of great shayars like Ghalib, Daag, Jigar, Bahadurshah Zafar, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Momin, Mir Taki Mir etc & living legends like Ahmad Faraz, Dr. Bashir Badr etc. In this concert she sings her own compositions as well as some popular ones. This concert is a Gazal connoisseurs delight.
- "Tere Sur aur mere Geet" - This is the latest concert launched in 2005. It consists of memorable Classics of Hindi Film mainly 50’s to 70’s period consisting of compositions of such great composers like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Madan Mohan, Salil Choudhary, S D Burman, Jaidev, Sham Sundar, Vasant Desai & R D Burman. The songs selected are outstanding & popular but rarely performed live. This is not an orchestra but a Mehfil.
References
- ↑ India Who's who. INFA Publications. 2004.
- ↑ Misra, Susheela (2001). Among contemporary musicians. Harman Pub. House.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 11 Dec 2013.
- ↑ "BhaktiRang".