Abhijit Pohankar

Abhijit Pohankar (born 29th June 1974 is an India

India

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n classical instrumentalist. He plays classical music on the keyboard.

Early life

Pohankar was born in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. He was born to Pandit Ajay Pohankar. He is the grandson of Mrs Susheela Pohankar of Kirana Gharana

Kirana Gharana

Kirana Gharana is one of the most prolific Hindustani khyal gharanas.-History:The name of this school of music derives from Kirana or Kairana, a town and tehsil of Muzzafarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh...

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He learned for some time with Pt Shivkumar Sharma.

Career

After playing classical music on a keyboard, he started venturing in to world music and fusion music. His biggest album was Piya Bawari with his father Pt Ajay Pohankar where he experimented with classical music fused with lounge music. One of the youngest artist to be featured in Buddha bar of France. Abhiijit has started his new world music band Soundz of India and is performing all over the world. He is one of the most successful fusion music producers.

Abhijeet has to his credit famous albums Piya Bavari, Sajanawa, URBAN RAAGAS and many more. A promising young musician who has made a mark for himself in New Age Music.

External links

• http://www.abhijitpohankar.com/