MP3 Ashok Bhatt - Guru Vandana
Original devotional songs (bhajans) in Hindi and Sanskrit written and sung by Ashok Bhatt and arranged by Shree Ashit Desai.
8 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Asian, WORLD: World Traditions
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ABOUT
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Ashok Bhatt is a gifted vocalist and songwriter who composes and performs bhajans (Hindu devotional songs), Gujarati folk music and Hindi/Urdu ghazals.
His latest collection of original devotional songs spans three CDs: "Ganesh Vandana," "Matru Vandana," and "Guru Vandana" – all available for purchase at https://www.tradebit.com Written by Ashok Bhatt and arranged and orchestrated by the illustrious musician Shree Ashit Desai (https://www.tradebit.com), the songs on these three CDs are sung by Ashok and his daughter Shivangi and son Sandeep.
BIOGRAPHY
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Hailing from the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, India, Ashok Bhatt won numerous awards for his musical ability as a child and a young adult and was well known in the Vadodara musical community.
Ashok moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1967, where he quickly became a fixture in the local Indian community. Over the past 40 years, he has given hundreds of performances across the United States.
A dedicated cultural ambassador, Ashok was twice invited by the Smithsonian Institute to perform Gujarati folk music in Washington, D.C. – in 1976 at the Bicentennial Celebration and in 1984 at the Festival of American Folklife. A devoted patron of the arts, Ashok has organized and sponsored hundreds of concerts in the Chicago area for leading Indian classical, light-classical and folk musicians.
In 1995, Ashok released his first three albums of original devotional songs entitled: "Shree Rama Naam Smarana," "Shri Krishna Naam Smarana," "Shri Shiva Naam Smarana."
CREDITS
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Lyricist, Composer and Vocalist:
Ashok Bhatt
Music Arranged and Conducted by:
Shree Ashit Desai
Recorded at Ajivasan Sounds Studio, Mumbai, India
Recording Engineer: Pramod Ghaisas
Assistant Recording Engineer: Mandar Wadkar
Flute: Pandit Ronu Majumdar
Keyboard: Deepak Shah
Tabla: Manoj Bharti
Pakhawaj: Madhav Pawar
Vibraphone: Rajesh Deo
Spanish Guitar: Chintu Singh
Bass Guitar: Dnyanesh Deo
Percussion: Navin Manraja
Sitar: Umashankar Shukla
Sarod: Pradeep Barot
Belabahar: Babulal Gandharva
Shahnai: Madhu Dhumal
Additional Vocals: Sandeep Bhatt, Shivangi Bhatt