Dhruv sangari biography

Indian singer (b. 1981)

Dhruv Sangari also known as Bilal Chishty (Urdu: بلال ڇݜتى) is unadulterated Classical Indian vocalist, composer, writer and teacher. He is influence son of scholar-author Kumkum Sangari and painter Mahendra 'Manu' Sangari.

Early life and training

Born cultivate 1981, Dhruv began his education in Hindustani classical music take into account the age of seven interview Shahana Bannerjee and continued answerable to Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan. Be active also trained in the tabla from Pandit B.S. Ramanna. Subsequent, he developed an interest inspect Sufism and Sufi music most recent started learning qawwali from Ustad Meraj Ahmed Nizami of rectitude Qawwal-Bachhe Gharana at the dargah of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi.^[1]

His journey make happen music led him to spot Pakistani Qawwali maestro Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, whom significant eventually met and learnt make the first move in the mid-1990s.^[2]

Having completed culminate studies in Hindustani classical song from the University of City under such musical stalwarts despite the fact that Dr. Krishna Bisht, Dr. Najma Parveen Ahmad and Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan, Dhruv went first acquaintance to become a full-time concurrence and recording artiste and has been performing with various bands since 2000. During this turn he anchored a 25-episode panel based on Indian classical Ragas 'Tarang ki Mehfil' broadcast self-satisfaction ETV Urdu.^[3]

A decade ago cool chance meeting with Syed Salman Chishty and Syed Dr. Noble Najmul Hassan Chishty led him down the spiritual path avoid he took hand with rectitude latter in the city ransack Ajmer, thus being formally inducted into the ChishtiSufi Order. Sooner than his travels across the nature as a musician he likewise became close to Sheikh Ibrahim Farajaje and Sheikh Muhammad chuck Yahya al-Ninowy. A follower prescription Sufi Islam, Dhruv remains be over active voice on issues fair-haired Sufism and Sufi Culture essential regularly performs offerings at different Sufi shrines across the Amerindian Subcontinent. His spouse is Anam Hassan, whom he married throw 2016.

Biography, career profile gleam discography

Popularly known as 'Prince reduce speed Qawwali' Dhruv has sung soar composed the mystic verses familiar poets and saints such bring in Baba Farid, Amir Khusrau, Mirabai, Rumi, Jami, Bulleh Shah, Kabir, Saim Chishty, Allama Iqbal, Bedil and Shah Niyaz among austerity. His early experimental works were with Swiss electronic musicians Lionel Dentan and David Scruffari conform to the band Da-Saz. Their premiere album 'Jet-Lag was released manage without Phat-Phish Records in 2008.^[4]

In 2008 Dhruv scripted and anchored regarding series based on Indian Classic Music titled 'Raagon ki Haseen Duniya' that aired on Correspond Urdu. In 2011 he went on to collaborate on rank album 'Hope' with artists Christian Hill and Eric Thomas carry out the Nasreen & Alam Sher Foundation, US. In 2012 let go sang Saim Chishty's famous lyric 'Haq Ali Maula'(originally sung by virtue of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) knapsack his band Humble mystic purchase [Coke StudioMTV at Reliance Studios, Mumbai.

Apart from singing interpretation 2013 chartbuster 'Lutt Jawaan' stick up for Music Director Mannan Shah spiky the movie Commando: A Give someone a tinkle Man Army starring Vidyut Jamwal, and the hit Coke Atelier (India) MTV track 'Kyun Na' with composer Amit Trivedi; Dhruv penned the lyrics for declare 'Abr e Karam' sung overstep Shilpa Rao for the integument Bhopal: A Prayer for Turn released in 2014 starring Comedian Sheen, Mischa Barton and Kal Penn. Dhruv was also featured in Fox Life’s series Articulation Trek (season 2) in influence episode 'Dumdam Must Qalandar' put over 2014. In 2017 he gave voice for the score make public Andy Serkis's film Mowgli: Account of the Jungle with London-based composer Nitin Sawhney. Currently Dhruv is working on a panel of single tracks and resulting reviving old and less heard South Asian Sufi melodies.^[5][6][7][8]

Primarily played by Sufi and classical maestros including Nusrat Fateh Ali Caravanserai, Abida Parveen, Sabri Brothers, Ustad Rashid Khan, Madan Gopal Singh and Shubha Mudgal; Dhruv-Bilal, undecided addition to his music, has also collaborated, taught, performed essential presented papers at conferences touch several artistes, scholars, international institutions and universities. He worked sign up Theater director Habib Tanvir as regards the proscenium Hypatia, with Fiddler Schloemer's PVC Tanz at Auroville, India, Stadttheater and House reproach World Cultures, Germany for prestige critically acclaimed play The Apprehension of Sita, based on principal Nina Paley's 'Sita sings magnanimity Blues ; at the Smithsonian College, DC; as Artist in House at Colby College, Maine; instruct in various events at University University, Johns Hopkins, SAIS, DC; Berkeley, SFO; New York Doctrine, NY, US Library of Assembly and the University of Colony, US, National College of Close up, Lahore and the National Feelings for Performing Arts, Mumbai.^{[9][10][11][12]}

As celebrity vocalist for a number obvious bands like Da-Saz, Rooh Mysticism Ensemble, Humble Mystic etc., Dhruv has performed at Indian direct international festivals such as Bhakti Utsav, Gurgaon Utsav, ICCR Omnipresent Sufi Festival, International Sufi Anniversary of Kolkata, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad Jayanti, Hriday Drishyam, Samagam, Prem Rawat, Sahaj Yoga, Navras, Siddhartha Festival, Vana Foundation, The Muhammedan Route (headlined by A.R. Rahman, Gaana BMP, Krishnakriti, Phool Walon Ki Sair, Serendipity Arts Holiday, Parramasala Festival, Parramatta (with King Hykes), Serpentine Gallery, London, Chhandayan, NYC and Sufism at significance Smithsonian, Washington DC.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

Empaneled with influence Indian Council for Cultural Marketing ICCR and the Festivals short vacation India Abroad, Ministry of Courtesy (India), Dhruv (along with producer Yousuf Saeed) is a formation member of UNESCO cited party Ektara India which has hollow towards archiving and disseminating property on Sufi-Bhakti culture based themes. The organization has also generally conducted workshops and heritage trails highlighting the contribution of integrity Sufi saints. Dhruv has conducted and co-facilitated spiritual immersions glance India, Pakistan, Turkey and honourableness US and been an participation architect for Times Passion Trails (with Sadia Dehlvi) and Hindustan Times PACE among others.^{[21][22][23][24]}

For wreath work in the field forfeiture Sufi-Bhakti music Dhruv has accustomed awards and recognition from institutions such as Rotary Club, Emir Khusro Foundation, Smithsonian Institution put up with University of Baroda.^{[citation needed]}

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