13 January,2024 02:20 PM IST | Pune | IANS
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Legendary classical singer Prabha Atre passed away following a brief illness at a private hospital here in Pune on Saturday, family sources said, "Prabha was 91 and had complained of some breathing issues, but succumbed when she reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest while being rushed to a private hospital this morning."
Conferred the Padmashri (1990), Padma Bhushan (2002) and Padma Bhushan (2022), plus many other national-international honours, Prabha was an exponent of the Kirana Gharana music school, excelling in rendition of khayals, thumris, ghazal, dadri, bhajans and natyasangeet.
Prabha had penned books on music composition -âSwarangini' and âSwaranjanee', is credited with inventing new Raagas like âApurva Kalyan', âMadhur Kauns', âDarbari Kauns', âPatdeep-Malhar', âShiv Kali', âTilang-Bhairav' and âRavi Bhairav'.
She composed music for a full-length dance recital âNatya Prabha', a music composition adapted for jazz by a top Netherlands artist, and also created music for musical-dramas or sangeetikas.
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