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SANDESH POPATKAR (Tabla Player India) -Sandesh Popatkar is one of the leading Tabla players of India. Born in Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India in July 1967. Though he belongs to Delhi and Farukabad Gharana {Style}, he is at east while playing in all Gharanas of Tabla. He was given primary lessons in Tabla playing in his early childhood, by his Father, Late Pt. Shankarrao Popatkar renowned Tabla Artist of India and has played in National programs of Music of All India Radio (A.I.R) and Doordarshan {T.V.} and Tansen Sangeet Samaroh, Gwalior. He was Staff Artist at A.I.R. Nagpur. After imparting regular training and able guidance for about 15 years, Sandesh Father took him for further training to Pt. Gopalrao Wadegaonkar, a renowned Tabla Maestro who is disciple of Ustad Amir Hussain, Legend of Delhi and Farukabad Gharana. Under his tutelage Sandesh Popatkar has reach to the standard of high proficiency in Tabla playing and now Sandesh Popatkar holds a distinguished rank amongst the leading Tabla players of India. He is well known as accompanist as well as Soloist. He is at presently attached to AIR Nagpur, Since 1987.During the years of services of Indian music, with the co-operation of ‘AIR’, Sandesh Popatkar has given Scintillating Solo performance & sensitive accompaniment on Tabla to almost all the famous Artist-Vocalist, Instrumentalists & Katthak Dancers from all the branches of Light and Classical Indian Music. Known for the clarity and sonority of his strokes, he has been particularly appreciated for his exposition of Roopak, Zaptaal, Teentaal and Ektaal, his favorite Talas. He was appreciated by the foreign audience when he had the privilege to tour abroad to U.K., Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Spain, Holland, Poland, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Australia, Japan, U.S.S.R., Russia, and U.S.A. since 1988,he is performing abroad every Year. He was feature on B.B.C. & Romania T.V. too and in token of appreciation received many gifts from music lover.
SINCE LAST 20 YEARS HE IS ATTENDING GURU PUJAS OF H.H. SHRI MATAJI NIRMALA DEVI IN HER PRESENCE.
He has his own specialty in accompaniment with good knowledge of music in him he renders accompaniment with the correct sense of understanding of the Artist, He can be relied upon to push the artists on to the heights of climax during ‘Gat’ and later rhythmic part of the improvisation when Tabla Player also has plenty of opportunity to improvise upon the rhythmic style {‘Tal’} selected. He is a crafty and brilliant percussion instrumentalist having a very promising future. His Uncle Late Pt Manikrao Popatkar was an internationally famed Tabla Player Artist; his brother Prashant Popatkar is Internationally Known Indian Classical Guitar Artist. By grace of god, he has his life-partner, Mrs. Hemlata Popatkar, is upcoming Vocalist and son Labhesh {Sum}, also are gifted in music.
Audience often remains thrilled & spellbound while Sandesh Popatkar performed on Tabla.
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