Shalmalee Joshi is a professional singer based out of Mumbai, Maharatrastra. Drawn to music as a child, Shalmalee chose Hindustani classical music as a career in her life.  Shalmalee's informal primary training was under her mother Mrs Madhuri Kulkarni, at the age of four. Later, she learned under Late Pt CT Mhaiskar of Sangli (Maharashtra), then gained her higher training almost 15 years from Late Pt Ratnakar Pai, a senior exponent of the Jaipur gharana. She is a recipient of Surshri Kesarbai Kerkar Scholarship of NCPA, Pt KG Ginde Smruti Puraskar, Sajan Milap Merit Scholarship from Dadar-Matunga Cultural Centre. She is an empanelled artist with the ICCR in New Delhi, graded artist of AIR and Doordarshan. Musical Productions: Release of cassette and CD (A Touching Melody – Raag Bhoop, Jaitashree and Classical Bhajan) commercially released Release of cassette and CD (Late Pt Omkarnath Music Foundation Trust) comprising Raag Gujri Todi, Bihagda, and classical Bhajans Release of an album comprising of Bhajans of Saint Tulsidas (Shree Ram-Japu) Selected by the representatives of Sawai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune A deep research into understanding the importance of breath control during a show, a pre-requisite for the Jaipur gharana style Acquired a more in-depth understanding of the performance related aspects in terms of alaap, shruti, laya, and taana Special efforts into getting a command over the 'Ati Drut Taana' Selected for Malhar Festival, 2000, directed by Nehru Center Mumbai He has performed at numerous prestigious concerts at Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Bhopal, Indore, Belgaum, Baroda, Hoshangabad, Jodhpur, Aurungabad, and at many other places in India. Performances: Dindi Festival, Madgaon, Goa, 1997 Sawai Gandharva, Kundgol, Karnataka, 1997 Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Pune, 1997 Sawai-Gandharva Mahostava Kundgol (Karnataka), 1997 Parle Sangeet Samaroha Dahisar Mumbai, 1997 Yashantrao Chavan Centre Mumbai, 1997 Nadbramha, Borivali, Mumbai, 1997 Gulbarga Sangeet Sabha Gulbarga (Karnataka), 1997 Parle Sangeet Festival, 1997 Kalyan Gayan Samaj, 1997 Shimoga Music Circle, Karnataka, 1997 Art Circle, Belgaum (Karnataka), December 1998 Swar-Vilas- Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Baroda (Gujarat), 1998 Bharati-Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, 1998 Pt Gururao Deshpande Sangeet Sabha Bangalore, 1999 Samvedana, Dahisar, Mumbai, August 1999 National Centre For Performing Arts (NCPA) Mumbai, 1999 Bhartiya Sangeet and Nartan Shikshapeeth, Mumbai, 1999 India International Centre (I.I.C.) Delhi, 1999 Thane-Kalwa Cultural Centre Thane Mumbai, 1999 Shrirang-Prathisthan Kalabharat Mumbai (Cassette and CD Inauguration Ceremony),1999 Sitar-Ratna Ustad Rahimatkha Sangeet Mahostava Dharwad Karnataka (Arranged By Ustad Bale Khan), 1999 Nadaranaga, Borivili, Mumbai, 1999 Bade-Gulam Ali Yadgar Sabha, Mumbai, 1999 'Madhukali' Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), 2000 Shreevallabh Shikshan Sangeet Ashram organized to pay musical tribute to Pt KG Ginde, 2000 Ganvardhan Sangeet Sabha Pune, 2000 Nehru Centre Worli (Malhar Festival) Mumbai, 2000 Sangeet-Sabha Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh), 2000 Pandit Lalmani Mishra Amrit Festival, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), 2000 Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy, Shri Ganganagar (Rajasthan), 2001 Late Pt KG Ginde Smruti Sangeet Samaroha, Mumbai, 2000 and 2001 Chakradhar Samaroha, Raigad (Chattisgarh), 2002  Sanskar Bharati, Nashik (Maharashtra), 2002 Sanskruti-Setu Sangeet Samaroha Rotary Club Mumbai, February 2002 Swar Jagar, Nagpur, 2003 Performance at Ustad Amir Khan Festival in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 2003 Late P Madhukar Jayanti Festival, Goa, February 2003 Mahatma Gandhi Seva Mandir Trust, Bandra, Mumbai, 2003 Late Datta Chowgule Smruti Sangeet Festival, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), 2003 Parbhani Music Circle, Parbhani (Maharashtra), 2004  Late Pt Omkarnath Music Foundation Trust arranged by Padmavibhushan Dr N Rajam (Senior Renowned violinist), March 2005 Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre Mumbai Swar-Sudha Jodhpur (Rajasthan), 1997 – till date every year Awards: Late Sitaram Ganesh Dixit Award in Semi-Classical Music, from Ganvardhan, prestigious musical institution in Pune, India, sponsored by Dr Sharadkumar Dixit (USA) and Mrs Prabha Thakur, 1997 Late Dr Madhav Shankar Karve Award in Classical Music, from Ganvardhan, prestigious musical institution in Pune, India (England), 1997 Award from 'Acharya Ratanjankar Foundation and Late Pt KG Ginde Smruti Puraskar (Only candidate in India chosen) Mumbai, December 1998 Sur-Shree Kesarbai Kerkar Award (National Level From NCPA Mumbai Received the outstanding performer award given by Ganvardhan Pune for 1998-99