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12 Facts About Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze, known as Vazebuwa, was a Hindustani Classical musician of the Gwalior tradition known for his impact on popularizing classical music and its impression on Natyageet in the early half of the 20th century.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze learned from musicians like Balwantrai Pohre and Vitthoba Hadap of Malwan.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze was honored as a court musician of Nepal.

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Between 1920 and 1931, Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze was engaged as composer by the Lalitkaladarsh Sangeet Natak Mandali and the Balwant Sangeet Mandali.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze was respected for bringing "serious music" and rare compositions to the masses and has been attributed with cultivating a popular audience for classical music.

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Historians note how Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze excelled at layakari, clear and forceful taans, and powerful gamaks.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze specialized in rare raags like Gaud Kalyan, Gaudgiri, and Nat Bilawal.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze is known as one of the most famous exponents of the Gwalior gharana and a genius composer.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze published books and articles on classical music, rare for artists of that time.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze taught many disciples, several of whom have left indelible marks on the course of Indian music, including Shivrambuwa Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze, Keshavrao Bhosle, Bapurao Pendharkar, Dinanath Mangeshkar, Gururao Deshpande, Vinayakrao Patwardhan and others.

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Swami Vivekananda and Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze were admirers of one another and the former and blessed the latter.

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Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze was regarded by peers and students as an eccentric.