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Vinony's link graph records 1,261 inbound references to Girija Devi, and connects out to Varanasi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and India.
It is catalogued under topics including 1929 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century Indian women singers.
Vinony links it to 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- India
- Active from
- 1929-08-05
- Active to
- 2017-10-24
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,542
- Total plays
- 14,945
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Girija Devi (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian, Hindustani classical music singer, of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas (northern Indian style). She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri (semi-classical Indian music) . Devi was born in Varanasi, on 8 May 1929, to Ramdeo Rai, a zamindar (landowner). Her father played the harmonium and taught music, and had Devi take lessons in singing khyal and tappa from vocalist and sarangi player Sarju
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Varanasi
- Place of death
- Kolkata
- Occupation
- singer
- Award
- Padma Vibhushan
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.girijadevi.com
- Image
- Girija Devi at Bhopal (1).JPG
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- Commons category
- Girija Devi
- date of birth
- 1929-05-08
- date of death
- 2017-10-24
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
Sources (7)
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