Vijay Ghate (born 18 October 1964) is an Indian tabla player. He was awarded with "Padma Shri" award in 2014, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.[1]
Early life
Ghate was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.[2] He started learning his art at an early age of three in Jabalpur. He then moved to Mumbai, and learned for over twelve years under Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar.[3]
Career
Vijay Ghate was personally chosen by Pandit Suresh Talwalker to play on his behalf in many concerts. Ghate accompanied Indian classical musicians, including Hariprasad Chaurasia,[4] Vilayat Khan, Pandit Jasraj, Kaushiki Chakrabarty, Shivkumar Sharma, Amjad Ali Khan, Shahid Parvez, and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt as well as Indian Classical Kathak dancers including Birju Maharaj and Nandkishore Kapote.[5]
Ghate also collaborated with jazz guitarist, Larry Coryell and saxophonist, George Brooks.[6]
TaalChakra
Taalchakra is a music festival started by Vijay Ghate and few others. This festival provides a platform for young musicians to perform. Different artists from various genres of music perform at the festival.[7]
References
- ^ "'Padma Awards 2014'". 6 February 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Suhasini, Lalitha (13 February 2005). "Taal order". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "US edition: A year of melody". Rediff.com. 3 August 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "The Hindu : Musical conversation". Hinduonnet.com. 8 February 2004. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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- ^ "Sangam wants to wash away 'promoted' music - The Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "'Taalchakra is back for music lovers'". The Times of India. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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