Mahesh Kale

Mahesh Kale
Background information
Birth name	Mahesh Kale
Born	12 January 1976 Pune, Maharashtra, India
Origin	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Genres	Indian Classical Music, Hindustani Classical Music, Semi-Classical, Devotional, Natya Sangeet
Occupation(s)	Singer, Performer, Actor, Music Teacher
Years active	40 years

Mahesh Kale (Devanagari: महेश काळे; born: 12 January, Pune, India) is a San Francisco Bay Area (United States) based Indian Classical vocalist renowned for his specialization in Indian Classical (Hindustani), Semi-Classical, Devotional music including Natya Sangeet. Mahesh Kale, after winning the 63rd National Film Award as the Best Playback Singer, for classical piece in the film Katyar Kaljat Ghusli, has firmly established himself as the face of Indian classical music of the new generation. He is a disciple of Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki.

Mahesh was born and raised in a musical family in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He began his early music education under the guidance of his mother Smt. Meenal Kale. She had Masters in Indian Classical Music and was a disciple of Veena Sahasrabuddhe. His father is Mukund kale, a bank employee.

Mahesh gave his first solo performance at the age of 3 at Gondavale, with the rendition of a devotional song he mesmerized an audience of over 5000. At the age of 6, he started learning music formally from his mother Smt. Meenal Kale. Later he learned from Shri Purushottam Gangurde. Despite his young age, Mahesh was chosen as the disciple of legendary Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki in 1991. Under his tutelage in a gurukul-like setting, Mahesh was extensively trained in classical and semi-classical forms like thumri, dadra, tappa, bhajans, and marathi natya sangeet for over 8 years. During that time, he accompanied his guru Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki as a vocal support in prestigious concerts all across India and also received vocal guidance from Shri Shounak Abhisheki (son of Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki).

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