Yashaswi Sirpotdar
Yashaswi Sirpotdar
Vocalist
10 Renditions • 2 h 15 m
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GHARANA
Gwalior
GURU
Vid. Padma Talwalkar
AWARD
Kesarbai Kerkar scholarship, NCPA
Yashaswi Sirpotdar is a Hindustani vocalist, born on 21 August 1980. Her grandmother Kalavati Sathe is a musician, and as a child Yashaswi showed a sense of melody playing her grandmother's harmonium. At the age of two and a half, she gave her first performance sitting on her grandmother's lap. She trained with Vid. Padma Talwalkar for over 18 years, absorbing the khayal styles of the Gwalior and Jaipur Attrauli gharanas, and has often given vocal support to Ms. Talwalkar in concert, attracting the attention of music lovers. She is a recipient of the Kesarbai Kerkar scholarship instituted by the NCPA, Mumbai, has received many awards, and has performed at venues across India. Her performances are noted for her command of the ragas she presents, her understanding of the mood of a composition, her interaction with the theka and her fast taans.