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'BAPU FLUTE'    Bapu Padmanabha (ಬಾಪು ಪದ್ಮನಾಭ, is a Music Composer and a Flute artist who performs Hindustani Classical Music on his Bamboo Flute called as Bansuri...'''

Early life
Bapu Padmanabha  born in Harihar which is in Davanagere District in Karnataka state of India.Bapu  Studied his primary education in MKET school at Harihar then after completing his high School Bapu  Shifted to Hospet steel city of Karnataka to pursue his 5 Yrs of Tool Engineering Course...

Musical training
Bapu's grand father "Bheema Rao" who was a Harmonium Player, Music was there in the blood but upto his 16th year Bapu was not attracted by any form of Music...Slowly He started to play Harmonium and tried some popular Filmy tunes on it,Bapu's  grand fahter Bheema Rao started to guide him the essence of Classical Music on Harmonium...Bapu's  younger sister was also a singer who was learning Indian Hindustani Classical Music under noted Musician 'Shivaraj Gavaayi' Bapu started reading her musical notes and started playing according to that Musical notes...after this He Shifted to Hospet...for his further studies...

Search for a guru
Bapu was studying Tool Engineering in HospetKarnataka.His knowledge of Music was limited to the notes of Harmonium taught by his grand father.He became so much obsessed with the Flute that he started treating his Idol Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia  as his Guru in absentia.He purchased all audio cassettes of Hari ji and started imitating his style.

Guru Sri.Hariprasad Chaurasia
In August 1999 while pursuing 7th semester of his Tool Engineering,his urge brought him to Mumbai.Intially he had to face disappointment of not being able to seek a meeting with Hari ji and he returned to his college.Bapu was however in no mood to give up and he was finally able to meet his Guru Hari ji who admitted him to his class after the demonstration recital....

Since this trip to Mumbai was without the knowledge and consent of his parents,Bapu had no money with him.He use to attend Hari ji's classes in the morning and work as a waiter(with Pride) in a restaurant,earning just enough to sustain him in Mumbai this exposure for 45 days brought a new confidence and He was fully energized and charged up for a break...

Career
Bapu completed his Tool Engineering course securing a first class in the year 2000,for a fresh Mechanical engineer,there were different options to get employment in Karnataka,but his mind was set to wards Mumbai because he had a feeling that his profession,finally would be a  Flute  and  Music Composer  rather than a Mechanical Engineer.Fortunately he was offered a job in TACO  Tata Automative Components in Pune.He took it as a two fold blessing,firstly Pune being the best cultural centre of India and it being so close to Mumbai...

After a year He left the Job and dedicated his full time to his Musical career...

Classical Music
Bapu's first Major performance was in OSHO samadhi at Osho commune meditation in September 2001.This proved to be a turning point of his musical carrier...

"Other Concerts by "Bapu Padmanabha"  : -


 * Swar Sagar Sangeet Mahotsav Pune.
 * Special performance at Amma Mutt  at Nigadi Pradhikaran Pune.
 * Classical Evening  Samskara Bharati  Pune.
 * Rahimat Khan Festival Dharwad.
 * Shivaratri Festival Siruguppa.
 * FTII Pune Soothing Melodies Pune.
 * Aho Ratri Sangeet Mahotsav Alalndi.
 * Raag Sandhya Raipur.
 * Aantardhwani Hospet.
 * Panchakshari Gavayi Punya Tithi Bellary.
 * Panchakshari Gavayi Punya Tithi Sindhanur.
 * Panchakshari Gavayi Punya Tithi Hospet.
 * Nanak Keertan Himachal Pradesh.
 * Hemakund Utsav Hemakund.
 * Nanak Darbar Delhi.
 * Guru Vandana Garware College Pune.
 * Rotary Festival Nigadi Pune.
 * Hampi Utsav Hampi.
 * Sawai Gandharva Festival Kundagol.
 * Tarala Balu Hunnime Sirigere.
 * Gavisiddeshwara Jatra Koppal.

Bapu performed at Many more major festivals across the India and also he was Invited by Brisbane Ethnic Music and Arts Centre Inc to perform Indian Classical Music,and world's best cruise Alaska Bahama to introduce Indian Traditional Music...

Fusion Music
Bapu says " Although I practices Classical Music,I enjoy Fusion and likes to experiment with different forms of Music...I believe,it is easier for the younger generation to relate to Music and it is also one way of making traditional instruments popular with them...

Patriotic music
Bapu Padmanabha featured in Jan Gan Man video produced by TV9 (Kannada) and also Vaishnava Janato,Vande Mataram by Suvarna News

Telivision

 * Yaava Mohana Muruli Kareyito by Ranganath Bharadwaj  TV9 (Kannada)
 * Varuna Raaga by Ranganath Bharadwaj  TV9 (Kannada)
 * Venu Sangama by Gourish Akki a Flute Duet with Jan Kyncl on Western Flute TV9 (Kannada)
 * Naada Ganapa Suvarna News
 * Trance Shiva Suvarna News
 * Bhakti Maalike ETV Network
 * Muruli Naada SriSankara
 * Baba Ramdev Yoga Shibir Hospet Karnataka Aastha TV

Discography

 * Vividha                     Lahari Music
 * Des                         Lahari Music
 * Hope                        Aantardhwani Music
 * Stillness                   Aantardhwani Music
 * Let Go                      Aantardhwani Music
 * Meditation With Bamboo      Aantardhwani Music
 * Primordial Rhythm           Raagini Audio
 * Twain                       Raagini Audio
 * Naman Gratitude             Lahari Music
 * Bapu In Live Video DVD      Lahari Music
 * Ambient Bansuri             Aantardhwani Music
 * Praying Moods               Aantardhwani Music
 * Meditation Flute            Aantardhwani Music
 * Journey with Shiva          Aantardhwani Music
 * Rudra Chantings             Aantardhwani Music
 * Music for Pranayama         Aantardhwani Music
 * Relaxing Nature Sound with Flute Aantardhwani Music

Film Music
Music Directin for Movie "ALLAMA" Allama Prabhu produced by Yajaman Enterprises M.D.SriHari L Khoday Khoday Group and Directed by famous director T. S. Nagabharana

Bapu Played for various Kannada movies and other audio projects as a recording artist and background Flute artist,he also worked with famous directors of Kannada Industry like Sunil Kumar Desai  and etc.

Also He worked as a music director for few Bengali Films at FTII He also worked with Kedar Awati for the film 'Maya The Reality' which won the best digital film award at New York featuring Sonali Kulkarni Mohan Agashe and other Marathi Theatre artists...

In Kannada he done few films "Surya The Great" and "Neenolida Kshanadinda" in this film he composed a music and worked with great singers like Shankar Mahadevan Hariharan Rajesh Krishnan and Shaan,M.D.Pallavi,Hemant and others...

Venu Yatra
Bapu Padmanabha celebrated his 25th Birth day in a different way, he visited 25 Schools and colleges where he performed Flute along with Tabla to promote Indian Classical Music among the yougsters.He Named it as "VENU YATRA"  he reached thousands together students by this programme,He travelled around Pune,Hospet,Sindhanur where it was a great success and lots of young generations turned towards Indian Bamboo FLute ie.Bansuri.

Awards
Panna Devi Music Scholorship in 1999 September,by His guru Sri.Hariprasad Chaurasia

Vadya Shree Awarded by  ′′′Sri Guru Pt.Puttaraja Gavayi′′′