Anand Bhate (born 1971) is an Indian classical vocalist from the
Kirana gharana. He is popular for his classical singing of songs from
the Marathi film Balgandharva (2011).Anand was born in Pune, India in
1971, in a family active in classical music. He inherited the singing
tradition from his great grandfather Bhate Buva, who was a well known
vocalist for Thumri and Natya Sangeet in the 19th century[citation
needed]. By the age of 10, he had started systematic training in
classical singing from Chandrashekhar Deshpande, after which he
trained under Yashwantbua Marathe and with Bhimsen Joshi, with whom he
trained for 15 years.His first public appearance was as a child in
1981, when he performed Balgandharva's gayaki on All India Radio,
Doordarshan and had a tour in the USA. Over the years, he has
performed all over India and abroad in many prestigious music
festivals such as the Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, Pandit
Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Samaroha, Chaturang Pratishthan
Rangsammelan and Learn quest Music Conference. Anand Bhate Top Movies & Young Movies