Sangita Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash ବାଳକୃଷ୍ଣ ଦାଶ | |
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| Born | Balakrushna Dash |
| Genres | Odissi music |
| Occupation(s) | Odissi music Guru, singer, composer, music director |
Balakrushna Dash (Odia:ବାଳକୃଷ୍ଣ ଦାଶ,romanized: Bāḷakruṣṇa Dāsa) (May 15, 1923 - November 12, 1993) was a veteran Guru ofOdissi music.[1] One of the chief disciples of the legend PtGokul Chandra Srichandan of Kendrapada, Dash worked variously as a vocalist, composer and music director. He received theOdisha Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1975-76 for Odissi Vocal.[2] He was anOdissi classical music teacher in theGKCM Odissi Research Centre.[3]
Balakrushna Dash started his music career as a singer ofOdissi classical music (Odissi, Chhanda, Champu and other facets) at AIR,Calcutta in the year 1944. Later he started working as music director in films. His first film as a music director wasKedar Gouri in 1954. He directed music in 20 films viz.Amadabata,Abhinetri,Adinamegha,Mathura Vijay,Basanta Rasa and hundreds of non-film albums including Odissi, Drama, Theatre and music programs for the AIR,Cuttack.[4][5]
Among his disciples areShyamamani Devi andRamhari Das.[citation needed]
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