Pravin Godkhindi

Who is Pravin Godkhindi?

Pravin Godkhindi is a flute player following the Hindustani style of music. He is a trained Electrical engineer and an alumnus of SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad. He plays traditional Hindustani style of flute as well as contemporary. His father "Pt.Venkatesh Godkhindi" is a renowned bansuri maestro,vocalist and A-grade radio artist, mainly serving AIR, Dharwad. He started learning flute from his father at the age of three. Venkatesh Godkhindi trained Pravin for decades together.Pravinn has mastered father's own unique style of singing on flute.He is a master of thanthrakari style. He has experimented with fusion of both Indian and Western music. He has given many solo concerts in India and abroad. He is playing a very significant role in popularizing the Indian Classical Music among the masses. The "3 generations" concert which he performed with his father Pt Venkatesh Godkhindi and son Shadaj Godkhindi caught the attention of flute lovers all over the world. He has also performed at the World Flutes Festival at Mendoza, Argentina in September, 2010.He was awarded the title "Suramani" at the age of 16. He is the first southindian Bansuri artiste to be graded "A-Top". He is also the first Indian to perform on the 8 feet contrabass flute, which has renamed as GOD's BANSI. He has composed music for innumerable popular TV serials such as "Garva", "Malebillu". He won the Aryabhata award for his composition of title track for Malebillu. He has composed music for films like Beru and "krishna nee late aagi baaro". He has also composed music for several dance ballets and dramas. He is known for his fusion albums and a raga based TV show "Ragaranjini.". He has performed with veteran musicians like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Dr Balmurali Krishna, Pt. Kadri Gopalnath, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Vidwan Kumaresh and many others. His album by name "Raaga Rang" in association with saxophone maestro Shri Kadri Gopalnath has been very popular. Some of his popular albums are Classical Solo OM KRISHNA, AntARYAMI, MADHURADHWANI, ECHOES OF THE VALLEY