C. Ashwath
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C. Ashwath
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| Background information | |
| Native name | ಸಿ. ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ |
| Birth name | Ashwatha Narayana |
| Born | December 29, 1936 |
| Origin | Chennarayapattana |
| Died | December 29, 2009 (aged 73) Bangalore |
| Genres | Bhavageete, Janapada Geete (Traditional Indian light and folk music) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
| Years active | 1969–2009 |
| Website | cashwath |
C. Ashwath (Kannada: ಸಿ. ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ; 29 December 1936 – 29 December 2009) was an Indian music composer and exponent of Bhavageete ("expressive poetry") in the Kannada language. He was also a singer, and sang many of his own compositions. He was credited with singing Bhavageete songs and making sure that they reached the common man.
He was born on 29 December 1939. He graduated in Science from Mysore University( there was no Bangalore university before 1965) and later worked in Indian Telephone Industries for 27 years before retiring as an Executive Engineer in 1992. He started his musical career as a disciple of Devagiri Shankara Joshi in Hindustani music.
Some of his notable compositions include the composition of music for Mysooru Mallige – a classic work of noted poet K.S. Narasimhaswamy and his compositions of Kannada saint Santa Shishunala Sharifa's works.
L. Vaidyanathan met C. Ashwath during the recording of the film Kaakana Kote in 1976. This meeting led them on to a strong relationship of almost three decades. Vaidi provided the orchestra for many of Ashwath's compositions, but it was with the film Yene Barali Preeti Irali that the Ashwath-Vaidi duo became collaborators of great music.
The first film he independently scored music was Kakana Kote. Later followed Chinnari Mutha, Santha Shishunala Sharief, Mysoora Mallige, Kotreshi Kanasu, Nagamandala and few other films in Kannada.
A pioneer of Kannada "Sugama Sangeetha" (light music), the versatile singer had over 75 albums to his credit.
C. Ashwath is a household name in Karnataka. He is, perhaps the only Music Director in Karnataka, to have carved a niche of his own in all three fields that demand music as an element of expression: Theatre, Sugama Sangeetha and movies.
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