Indian Classical Sufi Singer
Soulful Mystical/Spiritual Music | Ghazal | Classical Vocal Music | Weddings | Corporate Gigs |
Indian Classical Sufi Singer
Soulful Mystical/Spiritual Music | Ghazal | Classical Vocal Music | Weddings | Corporate Gigs |
4.3M views on her Youtube channels and 235,000 streams on Spotify
Smita Bellur is rare amongst India’s vocalists. She is India’s first female Hindustani vocalist to have been accepted into a lineage of traditional Qawaals (Sufi/ Islamic mystic singers) and to have received extensive guidance from them.
This remarkable training, her deep engagement with mysticism and over twenty years of being immersed in the Khayal form of north Indian classical music has meant that her performances bring a profound humanity and an an easy access to the spiritual poetry of the sub continent - Nirguni, Bhakti, Sufi, Veerashaiva and Haridasa traditions dating back to the 12th century.
With over 4.3M views on her Youtube channels and 235,000 streams on Spotify, Smita Rao Bellur's reach is growing among listeners who love her soulful singing. (Instagram/Facebook)
She has lent her voice to the "Maanav Adhikar" song, commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission, Govt. of India. She has also sung for the popular Netflix web-series "Ye Kaali Kaali Ankhein".
Her perfect tones, depth and her ability to sing mellifluously in many languages (Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Punjabi) has connected her with audiences across the subcontinent on hundreds of occasions - on radio, on TV, at fund raiser/ charity shows, inter-faith harmony gatherings, festivals such as Jodhpur RIFF (Rajasthan), Spree Paisley Festival (Scotland), Jahan-e-Khusrau (Delhi) Eid-e-Milap (Hyderabad), Kalaghoda Arts Festival (Mumbai) and for state governments and national agencies such as the Indian National Trust for Cultural Heritage (more ...)
She has a Bachelors degree in Engineering, and masters MS (BITS Pilani) in Quality Management, and has worked for MNCs like SAP and Oracle (see Linked In Profile).
Smita has also written several articles on music, published by leading English dailies (read her blog here)
She has also done music and documentation projects for ORF and India Foundation for the Arts. She has organized about 70 concerts as a part of her Social Responsibility initiative through her NGO Nadanubhava.org.
She is now a full time musician, performing, composing , teaching and researching about music.