Amano Manish

Amano Manish

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Amano Manish is a famous musician and slide guitar player from Jodhpur of Rajasthan. He is trained in the Senia Maihar Gharana tradition founded by Allauddin Khan and received his initial training from Pt. Basant Kabra, the legendary Sarod player. A life fully dedicated to the world of music, he performs across the country and abroad and also arranges live shows and concerts. He performed his first concert with Mukti in the year 2011 and done four more concerts with her. He made a documentary The Guitar Odyssey on his guru, Pt. Brijbhushan Kabra about his musical journey. He developed three different models of Indian guitar - Gandharvi, Anandi and Chaturangui.

 

He was born in Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan. His father is a patron of music who used to play the unique instrument – the slide guitar. Since young he used to watch his father performing many tunes based on popular melodies. It was his introduction to this music instrument. He received his initial training from Pt. Basant Kabra, followed by Pt. Brijbhushan Kabra, hailed as the ‘father’ of Indian slide guitar.

 

In 1997 he moved to Pune where he started vocal training under Pt. Shekhar Borkar, belong to Senia Maihar Gharana itself. He also started his professional career with his guru who encouraged him to bring many innovations to his music instrument, the slide guitar. Since then he has developed his own style in rendering this music instrument and has earned fans across the country. For Manish, music is a celebration of love and meditation.

 

Apart from live performances, he has also recorded a few albums. Amano Manish, Tathata, Sufi Flame, Halfway to Midnight, Vibrant Silences, Osho Mere Pranadhar, Osho Krishna Osho Ram, Dhyan Ki Botal Hosh Ka Pyala and Harinova are among his major recordings. He also took music lessons from Vishwamohan Bhatt and Debashish Bhattacharya. Now Amano has been named as ‘fastest slide guitarist alive’.

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Updated: June 26, 2016

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