Lokesh Anand
Lokesh Anand is an Indian shehnai player. He studied with Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj and belongs to the Mewati Gharana.
Anand is empanelled with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Lokesh performs solo and in duet and also does fusion.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he performed online.
Biography
Anand was born in Delhi and started receiving training from his father Kalicharan at the age of eight. Later in life, Lokesh received training from Pandit Anant Lal, Pandit Dayashankar Lokesh, and further developed vocal nuances by becoming a disciple of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj of the Mewati Gharana.Lokesh Anand married Payal Anand in 1999. They have two children.
Performances
- Beemsen Sawai Gandharva
- Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Music Festival
- Pandit Jasraj Sangeet Samaroh
- Vishnu Digambar Sammelan, Agra
- A Chinese Concert in Drama
- Harivallabh Festival, Jalandhar
- Sangeet Utsav Patiala
- Tansen Samaroh, Gwalior
- Sankatmochan Sangeet Samaroh, Varanasi
- Saptak Festival
- Sur Benaras
- Vani Veena Venu
- Akashvani sangeet sammelan
- The Shehnai Saga by Lokesh Anand Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC)
Played Shehnai in Movie and Background music
- The Lokesh Anand Extraordinary man behind the Tune. shehnai Played by Lokesh Anand song Movie Dhurandhar Rehman Dakait entry song
- soundtrack of 2021 Bollywood movie Mimi led by A. R. Rahman.
- Shehnai In Background Score Mira, Royal Detective season-3
- in the song "Khelo khellum under Aman pant" in Lust Stories 2, a 2023 Netflix production,.
- Little Things Season 3 on Netflix and Dice Media
- Played Shehnai for the track Devara song Music Director Anirudh Ravichander Chuttamalle:
Awards and recognition
- Ustad Bharat Ratna Bissmillah Khan award 2024
- Shehnai Ratna Award in 2010
- Sangeet Ratna in 2005
- Nomination for “GIMA” Awards for Swan-Lake Op20