Music of Dharwad - Kaivalya Kumar sings Basant

Kaivalya Kumar Gurav (b. 1963) is a gifted vocalist and considered the next icon of Kirana Gharana. His grandfather Pt Ganapatrao Gurav was one of the earliest disciples of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. Kaivalya Kumar was initiated into classical music at an early age and groomed by his father Pt Sangameshwar Gurav, another noted exponent of the Kirana Gharana. Kaivalya Kumar's ragadaari is both expressive and imaginative. "Without disturbing the essential melodic fluidity of Kirana vocalism, I try to allow the poetry and the rhythm a bigger role in the communication of the emotionality of the raga." Here he sings a drut bandish and tarana in Basant, accompanied by Udayraj Karpur on tabala and Ravindra Katoti on harmonium.