Sangeetha Katti

Sangeeta Katti
Sangeeta Katti Receiving Karnataka Rajotsava Award in 2006 From CM & Deputy CM
Background information
Born	07 October Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music, Sugam Sangeet, playback
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, composer
Years active	1975–present
Website	www.sangeetakatti.com

Sangeeta Katti (Kulkarni) (Kannada: ಸಂಗೀತ ಕಟ್ಟಿ (ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ)), popularly known as Sangeeta Katti, is a Hindustani classical vocalist in India. She has been awarded the prestigious Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava Award (The Highest Civilian award of the State) in 2006–07 by the Karnataka State Government.

Sangeeta Katti was born in Dharwad, Karnataka. She is a daughter of Dr. H. A . Katti and Smt Bharati Katti, Sangeeta Katti was born in Dharwad, an abode of Music, significantly on the Saraswati Pooja day of Dasara as a child prodigy in music, on 7 October.

Sangeeta Katti has a rich performance experience in Hindustani Vocal as well as Bhajans, Vachanas, Dasavani, Abhangs, Bhavageet, Folk Music and Playback singing.

Sangeeta Katti is graduate in Chemistry (with distinction) and well versed in several languages like Kannada, Hindi, English, Marathi etc.

Sangeeta Katti won several meritorious awards for her melodious compositions and albums. Leading recording companies like Master Rec. Co., Chennai, HMV, Lahari Rec. Co, Sangeet Sagar and several others have released a good number of Audio Cassettes and CD's of Sangeeta in Classical, Devotional, Light, Film and Folk Music.

Sangeeta Katti has the privilege of having worked with the leading Music directors like Upendra Kumar, M.Ranga Rao, Vijay-Bhaskar, MM Keerawani, C Ashwath, Hamsalekha and Others and sung with leading maestros of India like Dr. M Balamurali Krishna, Dr.S.P.Balasubramanyam, Dr. K.J. Yesudas, Dr. Rajkumar, Dr. P.B Srinivas and others. Sangeeta is a 'A' grade artist in Classical and Light Music both on AIR and television, as a rich experience of singing nine different languages.

Having successfully toured abroad, all over UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Gulf and Canada, Sangeeta is the most popular figure there too.

Sangeeta Katti is residing in Bangalore, India with her husband Sri. Manmohan Kulkarni and her two kids Chi. Savani Kulkarni and Chi. Ninad Kulkarni, musing on music.

Sangeeta Katti received initial lessons from her father. At the age of four, she met Naushad Ali which she considered a turning point in her life. Naushad Ali asked her to sing some ragas and was impressed by the child prodigy and since then she became his student. Trained initially under Sri Sheshagiri Dandapur and Pt. Chanderashekhar Puranikmath, Sangeeta received advanced training in classical vocals from Padmabhushan Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru of Kirana & Gwalior Gharana for about 12 years. She is presently under the tutelage of Padmavibushana Gana Sarswati Smt Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana