Kaun gali gayo shyam kumar biography

Besides a “sateek awaaz”, for the rasikas, what Atre will be most remembered for, is her famed HMV LP from 1971, one that dazzled the world of classical music with her rendition of raag Maru Bihag and raag Kalavati followed by the tender “Kaun gali gayo shyam”, the much-loved thumri in Mishra Khamaj.

Atre was 43 then, presenting one of her compositions, Tann mann dhan (raag Kalavati), which was not a norm with vocalists at such an early stage.

This was a time when another classical singer, Kishori Amonkar, was a rising star in Maharashtra, national music conferences, and was finding a lot of attention and affection.

Atre held her own always and worked slowly and steadily to find her own path, including the idea of questioning her own art form.

Probably because she didn’t belong to a family of classical musicians and didn’t face the pressure to act a certain way in and around the system.