Appa Jalgaonkar
Indian harmonium player (1922–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sakharam Prabhakar Jalgaonkar (1 January 1922 – 16 September 2009), known as Appa Jalgaonkar or Appasaheb Jalgaonkar,[1] was an Indian harmonium player from the state of Maharashtra. Born in 1922 and adopted when he was two years old, he started to learn singing but had to stop due to voice change with the onset of puberty and later shifted to learn harmonium. He accompanied several Hindustani classical singers, tabla artistes and dancers in their performances. He received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Harmonium category – a category in which the Sangeet Natak Akademi felicitates rarely. Following a paralysis attack in late 1990s, he died in 2009.
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Born | Sakharam Prabhakar Jalgaonkar (1922-01-01)1 January 1922 Jalna district, Bombay Presidency, British India |
Died | 16 September 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 87) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Other names | Appasaheb Jalgaonkar |
Occupation | Harmonium player |
Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
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