Pandit Birju Maharaj

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see: http://www.last.fm/music/Birju+Maharaj Brijmohan Nath Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj (born February 4, 1938) is currently the leading exponent of the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. Even though dancing is his first love, he also has an excellent command over Hindustani classical music and is an accomplished vocalist as well. He took Kathak to new heights by choreographing new Kathak dance dramas. He has toured extensively across the globe, given thousands of performances and held hundreds of workshops for kathak students. Early life and background Birju Maharaj was born in the house of noted Kathak exponent, Jagannath Maharaj, popularly known as Achchan Maharaj of Lucknow Gharana, who served as court dancer in Raigarh princely state [1]. Birju was trained by his uncles, Lachhu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj and his father, and he gave his first recital at the age of seven. On 20 May 1947, his father died when he was nine .[2] After a few years of struggle, his family moved to Delhi. Career Birju Maharaj started teaching the dance form at the young age of thirteen, at the Sangeet Bharti in New Delhi. He then taught at the Bharatiya Kala Kendra in Delhi, and at the Kathak Kendra (a unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi) where he was Head of Faculty, and Director,

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Devdas

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Devdas (OST)

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Rhythms In the Landscape

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Birju Maharaj-Splendorus Of The Kathak Maestro

Bajirao Mastani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Devdas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Bajirao Mastani

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Ras Rang (Vol. 2)

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The Magic Of Indian Classical Music - Tabala

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Rhythms in the Landscape: A Kathak Performance (Live at The Shivaji Park, Mumbai, 1991)

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Ras Rang: Evolution of Thumri V.2

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Splendours Of The Kathak Maestro - Birju Maharaj

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