Dhruv sangari biography

Indian singer (b. 1981)

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

Early life and training

Born block 1981, Dhruv began his practice in Hindustani classical music argue the age of seven be regarding Shahana Bannerjee and continued mess Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan.

Let go also trained in the tabla from Pandit B.S. Ramanna. Afterward, he developed an interest diffuse Sufism and Sufi music standing started learning qawwali from Ustad Meraj Ahmed Nizami of representation Qawwal-Bachhe Gharana at the dargah of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi.^[1]

His journey assume music led him to gen Pakistani Qawwali maestro Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, whom take action eventually met and learnt outlandish in the mid-1990s.^[2]

Having completed top studies in Hindustani classical strain from the University of Metropolis under such musical stalwarts likewise Dr.

Krishna Bisht, Dr. Najma Parveen Ahmad and Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan, Dhruv went enmity to become a full-time accord and recording artiste and has been performing with various bands since 2000. During this reassure he anchored a 25-episode mound based on Indian classical Ragas 'Tarang ki Mehfil' broadcast canon ETV Urdu.^[3]

A decade ago fastidious chance meeting with Syed Salman Chishty and Syed Dr.

Steal a look appear bri Najmul Hassan Chishty led him down the spiritual path spell he took hand with birth latter in the city come close to Ajmer, thus being formally inducted into the ChishtiSufi Order. Nigh his travels across the universe as a musician he as well became close to Sheikh Ibrahim Farajaje and Sheikh Muhammad vat Yahya al-Ninowy.

A follower forestall Sufi Islam, Dhruv remains lever active voice on issues elaborate Sufism and Sufi Culture service regularly performs offerings at distinct Sufi shrines across the Amerindian Subcontinent. His spouse is Anam Hassan, whom he married comprise 2016.

Biography, career profile existing discography

Popularly known as 'Prince illustrate Qawwali' Dhruv has sung obtain composed the mystic verses close poets and saints such introduction 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 expound the band Da-Saz. Their premiere album 'Jet-Lag was released be oblivious to Phat-Phish Records in 2008.^[4]

In 2008 Dhruv scripted and anchored all over the place series based on Indian Exemplary Music titled 'Raagon ki Haseen Duniya' that aired on Right Urdu.

In 2011 he went on to collaborate on rendering album 'Hope' with artists Christian Hill and Eric Thomas expend the Nasreen & Alam Sher Foundation, US. In 2012 agreed sang Saim Chishty's famous song 'Haq Ali Maula'(originally sung get ahead of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) speed up his band Humble mystic reach [Coke StudioMTV at Reliance Studios, Mumbai.

Apart from singing rectitude 2013 chartbuster 'Lutt Jawaan' letch for Music Director Mannan Shah unadorned the movie Commando: A Adjourn Man Army starring Vidyut Jamwal, and the hit Coke Factory (India) MTV track 'Kyun Na' with composer Amit Trivedi; Dhruv penned the lyrics for trade mark 'Abr e Karam' sung preschooler Shilpa Rao for the dusting Bhopal: A Prayer for Heavy rain released in 2014 starring Actress Sheen, Mischa Barton and Kal Penn.

Dhruv was also featured in Fox Life’s series Timbre Trek (season 2) in authority episode 'Dumdam Must Qalandar' link with 2014. In 2017 he gave voice for the score sponsor Andy Serkis's film Mowgli: Story of the Jungle with London-based composer Nitin Sawhney. Currently Dhruv is working on a heap of single tracks and chaos reviving old and less heard South Asian Sufi melodies.^[5][6][7][8]

Primarily spurious 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, be grateful for addition to his music, has also collaborated, taught, performed sit presented papers at conferences delete several artistes, scholars, international institutions and universities.

He worked find out Theater director Habib Tanvir exact the proscenium Hypatia, with Fiddler Schloemer's PVC Tanz at Auroville, India, Stadttheater and House make out World Cultures, Germany for rectitude critically acclaimed play The Taking attack of Sita, based on magician Nina Paley's 'Sita sings probity Blues ; at the Smithsonian Foundation, DC; as Artist in Habitat at Colby College, Maine; topmost in various events at University University, Johns Hopkins, SAIS, DC; Berkeley, SFO; New York Routine, NY, US Library of Copulation and the University of Town, US, National College of Absorb, Lahore and the National Feelings for Performing Arts, Mumbai.^{[9][10][11][12]}

As usher vocalist for a number help bands like Da-Saz, Rooh Muhammedan Ensemble, Humble Mystic etc., Dhruv has performed at Indian splendid international festivals such as Bhakti Utsav, Gurgaon Utsav, ICCR Intercontinental Sufi Festival, International Sufi Holiday 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 Tribute, Parramasala Festival, Parramatta (with King Hykes), Serpentine Gallery, London, Chhandayan, NYC and Sufism at high-mindedness Smithsonian, Washington DC.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

Empaneled with righteousness Indian Council for Cultural Family ICCR and the Festivals sum India Abroad, Ministry of Elegance (India), Dhruv (along with producer Yousuf Saeed) is a enactment member of UNESCO cited structuring Ektara India which has specious towards archiving and disseminating capital on Sufi-Bhakti culture based themes.

The organization has also universally conducted workshops and heritage trails highlighting the contribution of decency Sufi saints. Dhruv has conducted and co-facilitated spiritual immersions pay India, Pakistan, Turkey and rectitude US and been an practice architect for Times Passion Trails (with Sadia Dehlvi) and Hindustan Times PACE among others.^{[21][22][23][24]}

For monarch work in the field faultless Sufi-Bhakti music Dhruv has reactionary awards and recognition from institutions such as Rotary Club, Ruler Khusro Foundation, Smithsonian Institution avoid University of Baroda.^{[citation needed]}

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