Ajit Kadkade is a devotional singer in

Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

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, India. He was born in

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city of Goa on January 11, 1951. He learnt Hindustani classical music from the famous singer Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. Kadkade specializes in singing Marathi devotional songs (''

bhajan Bhajan is an Indian term for any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Dharmic religions, in any language. The term bhajanam (Sanskrit: भजनम्) means ''reverence'' and originates from the root w ...

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abhang Abhanga is a form of devotional poetry sung in praise of the Hindu god Vitthal, also known as Vithoba. The word "abhang" comes from ''a'' for "non-" and ''bhanga'' for "ending" or "interrupting", in other words, a flawless, continuous process, in ...

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natya sangeet ''Sangeet Natak'' ( Marathi for 'musical drama') is a form of drama which combines prose and poetry in the form of songs to convey the story, similar to musicals. They have played a vital role in the development of Marathi theater and cinema, ...

'' and Hindustani classical music. Famous ''bhajans'' sung by him include "Zoli bhar kar Lana", Nighalo gheun datta chi palkhi"Vrundavani Venu", "Devacha Dev bai thakada", "Bramha Shodhile Bramhand Milale", "Pag ghungaru bandh Mira nachi thi", "Khai ba sakhar loni mazya bala", "Devachiye Dwari Ubha Kshana bhari", "Naam Tujhe Barve Ga Shankar", "Nirmala Ma Bhagawati", "Marma bandhatali Thev hi" and "Swaliya Giri Dhari lala Khabar lena meri". His other famous abhang includes Nache Ganeshu which is one of his topmost selling Marathi bhajan album.

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