Shehnai Ratna Pandit S.Ballesh Ji Jugalbandi 1/1

PANDIT S.BALLESH set his heart on also being the best and towards this goal,he sought to be the Shishya of no less a GURU than Bharat Ratna USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN SAHEB , he had the good fortune of receiving his guidance from maestro.He has enabled him to refine technique and mastery . Sri S.Ballesh had a long music career, he has given many concerts in All India. In GADAG, BANGALORE, DHARWAD, IN MAHARASTRA LIKE MIRAJ, MUMBAI, PUNE, NASIK & CHENNAI, TRIVANDRUM, KHOHIKODE, KASARKOD, HYDERABAD, VIJAYWADA, BHOPAL, IN U.P BANARAS, AGRA, LUCKNOW, ALLAHABAD, DELHI, CALCUTTA, GAWHATHI, PATNA, AHMEDBAD, JAIPUR, PANAJI also in abroad like DUBAI,NEWYORK,FRANCE,SINGAPORE, MALAYASIA, SRILANKA ,AUSTRALIA, ITALY, LONDON in almost U.K .
He has given many Jugalbandhi concerts with various artists ofHindustani and Carnatic musicians. He is the leading shehnai artist & has spanned over 29yrs of unbatting popularity such of the appeal of his shehnai, he has worked with almost all the famousMusic Directors from SOUTH MAESTRO LIKE K.V.MHADEVAN, M.S.VISWANATH,ILLAYARAAJA, NORTH LEGENDS LEGENDS NAUSHAD JI, R.D.BURMAN, JETIN JI & LALIT JI,ANU MALIK, S.D.BURMAN, LAXMIKANT-PYARALLAL, A.R.RAHAMAN,of south & north India for films recordings,devotional songs & albums. Pandit Sri S.Ballesh can play on his Shehnai, Aalaapi like khayal singing, Jhala like Sitar and Sarod, Tatkar like kathak-dancers, Harquatts like sarangi and violin, continuity of tone like been and also adds sweetness of bansuri to all this.
Shehnai is an old wind instrument associated with the temples of India.Shehnai creates a Mangal Dhwani, an auspious sound.Our great one and only maestro Shehnai Nawaz Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan elevated shehnai to the rank of a classical concert instrument,all the important events of an Indian life, a birth, a marriage, a religious festival, a social gathering, etc are iniated with the sound of shehnai.. the tone of a shehnai brings blessing in the atmosphere... .
HE HAS RECEIVED MANY HONOURS LIKE :-
•SHEHNAI NAAD BRAMA IN CHENNAI SGSGPPY FOUNDATION,
•SHEHNAI RATNA FROM HUBLI OF KARNATAKA,
•SOUTH INDIA SHEHNAI NAWAZ BY CINE MUSICIANS UNION FOUNDATION CHENNAI,
•ASTHAN VIDWAN OF KADROLI MAHA MATH IN KARNATAKA,
•KARNATAKA RATNA FROM GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,
•KALAIMAMANI FROM GOVT OF TAMIL NADU,
•SANGEETHA KALANADHI FROM TAMIL NADU SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY AND MANY OTHERS