In 1960, when Jasraj went to visit Bade Ghulam Ali Khan at a hospital, Khan asked him to become his disciple, but he declined saying that he could not accept his tutelage since he was already Motiram's disciple.Īs a means of livelihood, Maniramji took Jasraj as an accompanying tabla player. He was also greatly influenced by the voice of the famous ghazal singer Begum Akhtar, whom he used to listen to, skipping school, at a small hotel playing her songs all day. He also received training from his elder brother, Pandit Maniramji, and later from Maharaja Jaywant Singhji Waghela. Jasraj was initiated into vocal music by his father, Motiram. Motiramji died when Jasrajji was only four, on the day he was to be appointed as the state musician in the court of the Last Nizam. His family is well known for singing in the Mewati Gharana style. Jasraj was born in Hissar, Haryana to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent. He has a sonorous voice which spans three and a half octaves and which is at once both spiritual and emotional. He comes from a family which includes four generations of outstanding musicians, began his training under the tutelage of his father, although he started with the tabla and continued with extensive training by his brother. Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj is one of the leading vocalists in the North Indian classical tradition.
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