Smita Bellur
Hindustani classical vocalist and Sufi singer
Smita Rao Bellur is an Indian singer of Hindustani classical music, particularly the Khyal genre, as well as Sufi devotional music. including (Qawwali. She is associated with the Kirana gharana, a prominent musical lineage that originated in Jaipur.
Life and career
Smita Rao Bellur hails from North Karnataka, India.
She regularly broadcasts as a graded artiste (B High) from India's national broadcasting network- All India Radio/Doordarshan, and from media/TV Networks and radio channels such as ETV Urdu/Kannada, Zee, Doordarshan, TV9 and Suvarna/Asianet and All India Radio/Doordarshan, FM channels such as 92.7BIG FM in addition to Twaang, Apple music, Spotify, Gaana, Saavn, Wynk, Hungama and Amazon music etc.
Smita has earlier been a senior faculty at the Shankar Mahadevan Academy. In addition, she also works on a fellowship research project by the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy and the India Foundation for the Arts.
She holds a Master of Science in Quality Management (MS QM) from BITS Pilani and a Bachelor of Engineering from Bangalore University. Prior to her career in music, she worked in the software industry, holding positions at multinational companies such as First Apex, Oracle, and SAP. She later transitioned to a full-time career in music.
Music training
Smita Bellur commenced her musical education under the guidance of P.R. Bhagwat and Arjunsa Nakod.
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