Prabhakar Karekar
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Prabhakar Karekar is an award-winning India
n Classical vocalist born in Juvem, Goa
, who received training from masters of the Agra gharana
and Gwalior gharana
. Karekar is also an All India Radio
artist. He was initiated in classical music by Suresh Haldankar
. The famous exponents Jitendra Abhisheki
and C. R. Vyas guided him later.
Karekar is an All India Radio artiste. He has participated in many Radio Sangeet Sammelans and National programs at various centers in India. He has several albums to his credit recorded by reputed Indian and international recording companies, such as Face of ragas,Maifal,Eastern Soul,Samarpanetc.
Karekar has received several awards, one of them being the "Lata Mangeshkar Award" instituted by Lata Mangeshkar. He has recently ventured into the arena of fusion music with musicians of International fame such as Mr. Ornate Coleman (U.S.A.) and Ustad Sultan Khan (India) and also successful release of projects such as "Raga-Raga" in New York
and this trio also performed fusion concert all over the Globe. He has also participated in the international festivals like UMBRIA’98 in Italy. A vocalist groomed in the North Indian Style, he has earned a name for him abroad, having extensively travelled in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia and Gulf Countries like Dubai
, Doha
, Bahrain
, and Kuwait
.
Karekar is the founder and chairman of Swaraprabha Trust, which aims to work for promoting Indian Classical Music.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Classical vocalist born in Juvem, Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, who received training from masters of the Agra gharana
Agra gharana
Agra Gharana is a tradition of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music descended from the Nauhar Bani. So far, Nauhar Bani has been traced back to around 1300 AD, during the reign of Emperor Allauddin Khilji of Delhi....
and Gwalior gharana
Gwalior gharana
The Gwalior Gharana is one of the oldest Khyal Gharanas. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the great Mughal emperor Akbar...
. Karekar is also an All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
artist. He was initiated in classical music by Suresh Haldankar
Suresh Haldankar
Suresh Haldankar was an Indian classical singer, actor and teacher.Born in Goa to a Daivajna family, Suresh Haldankar learned classical music from Jagannathbuwa Purohit, Ganpatrao Dewaskar and Manhar Barve. He performed in Marathi Sangeet Natak musicals and acted alongside Bal Gandharva. His most...
. The famous exponents Jitendra Abhisheki
Jitendra Abhisheki
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music...
and C. R. Vyas guided him later.
Karekar is an All India Radio artiste. He has participated in many Radio Sangeet Sammelans and National programs at various centers in India. He has several albums to his credit recorded by reputed Indian and international recording companies, such as Face of ragas,Maifal,Eastern Soul,Samarpanetc.
Karekar has received several awards, one of them being the "Lata Mangeshkar Award" instituted by Lata Mangeshkar. He has recently ventured into the arena of fusion music with musicians of International fame such as Mr. Ornate Coleman (U.S.A.) and Ustad Sultan Khan (India) and also successful release of projects such as "Raga-Raga" in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and this trio also performed fusion concert all over the Globe. He has also participated in the international festivals like UMBRIA’98 in Italy. A vocalist groomed in the North Indian Style, he has earned a name for him abroad, having extensively travelled in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia and Gulf Countries like Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, and Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
.
Karekar is the founder and chairman of Swaraprabha Trust, which aims to work for promoting Indian Classical Music.
External links
- http://www.alumni.iitb.ac.in/news/prabhakar_karekar.htm