Singer C Ashwath famous pass away this morning. Was suffering from liver and kidney failure, and was admitted to ICU at Columbia Asia Hospital. He was a music composer and interpreter of Indian Bhavageete and Janapada Geete the doctor language.The kannada has said that he was responding well to treatment would be back to normal condition. Perhaps the only Music Director in Karnataka.
BiographyC. Ashwath Kannada: December 29, 1939 – December 29, 2009 was an Indian music composer and interpreter of poetry and songs Janapada expressive Bhavageete folk Geete in the language kannada. Also served as singer and has sung many of his own compositions. He was credited with Bhavageete singing songs and Janapada and Geete make sure they reach the common man. Died on December 29, 2009 on his birthday 71. He suffered from liver and kidney failure.
C. Aswath a household name in Karnataka. It is perhaps the only Music Director in Karnataka has carved on its own expert in each of the three areas of music as an element of expression demand: Theater, Film and Sugam Sangeetha.
He was born on December 29, 1939. He graduated in Science from Bangalore University and later worked in India for 27 years Telephone Industries before retiring in 1992 as Executive Engineer. He began his musical career as a pupil Devagiri Shankararao Joshi in Hindustani Music.
He turned 70 on the 29th Decebmer 2009. His friends and well wishers are planning to celebrate his 70th birthday in a spacial way. A function being held at Ravindra Kala Kshetra, Bangalore and Swamiji of Suttur and Virendra Hegde was to facilitate him on the occasion tonight. After this, it was expected to sing popular songs. Because it can be luck, singer / songwriter C Ashwath finally breathe on his birthday. His death leftKannada music lovers in the pool of tears.
As both singer and composer, was extremely popular among Kannadigas in Karnataka and all over the world. His concert in Bangalore in 2005 and attended by a crowd of nearly 100,000 people. It has also given concerts outside India, as in Melbourne for Melanudikannada sangha and other slightly in the UK.
He has composed music for few films too. Some of his notable compositions include the composition of music for Mysooru Mallige – the classic work of noted poet KS Narasimhaswamy and compositions ofKannada saint Santa Shishunala Sharifa works. He has also composed music for a very popular film ‘Matadaana’ along with other popular music director V. Manohar.
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