Aarti Ankalikar is an accomplished artist with a rich mellifluous voice and considerable musical talent, originality and imagination. Gifted with a richly timbered and wide ranging voice, Aarti Ankalikar Tikekar has emerged as an outstanding exponent of North Indian Khayal singing, highly regarded by both listeners and fellow musicians. Her mellifluous, resonant voice backed up by an infectious personality and compelling stage presence makes her recitals into an absorbing audio visual experience.
Aarti began her musical journey at the tender age of 10 under the tutelage of the late Pandit Vasantrao Kulkarni an exponent the Agra and Gwalior schools of vocal music. Throughout her career she has been fortunate enough to have received training from some of India's most influential gurus, who have groomed Arati in their respective styles of singing. Her performances bring forth an exciting aesthetic fusion of all of India's most revered vocal gharanas.
After her initial apprenticeship, Aarti was fortunate enough to receive training with one of India's female musical legends, Kishori Amonkar, a doyen of the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana, characterised by a smooth lilting, melodic quality. In later years, her musical education has been enhanced by Pandit Dinkar Kaikini. Aarti has performed at all the major music conferences in India, and her recordings for the Shyam Benegal feature Film 'Sardari Begum' have been widely appreciated by Indian critics.
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