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Nektarios

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Nektarios Mitritsakis was born in Chania Greece-(1971). He took his first lessons in Sitar with mr Ross Daly in 1997. Since 1998, he studies the (Sitar and Surbahar) in India with Rabindra Narayan Goswami, combined with Vocal lessons from Devashish Dey. Prayag Sangit Samiti College of Allahabad, India Was where he received the Sangit Prabhakar Degree in 2005.Nektarios love and devotion to expanding his knowledge of Classical Indian Music led him to spend six months out of the year in India. Where is develops his skills in Sitar and other forms of traditional musical instruments.In 2001 while staying in Varanasi he gained spiritual awareness of the holistic approach to living life and develop an interest in Vedic Astrology and Yoga. Ram Kumar Mehrotra guides him down this path. He has walked many paths but music and astrology will always be his Ouranos.Currently Nektarios can be seen performing in Festivals and concerts throughout India and Europe.

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Member Since: 07/10/2007
Band Website: www.elinepa.org/indika2005/art_nektarios.htm
Influences: From the very begining i've been studying with Rabindra Goswami,so i'm influenced mostly by him. Other musicians that have influenced me deeply but i never met them, are Nikhil Banerjee and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. I also have a great respect and influence for Ravi Shankar,Balaram Pathak, Anapoorna Devi,Ali Akbar Khan,Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan,Pushparaj Kosthi, Bahauddin Dagar and many others. I have been influenced by many musicians from other traditions such as Andreas Rodinos,Kostas Moundakis (legends of Cretan music),Psarandonis, Ross Daly. I've inspired by many philoshofers,authors,and great personalities like Plato,Socrates,Rumi,Hazrat Inayat Khan,Paramhansa Yogananda,Nikos Kazantzakis, Herman Hesse,Omram Mikhael Aivanhov. Studying Astrology first with Margaret Mahan,then with Ram Kumar Mehrotra, i learn the truth of life,respect,surender,harmony and love for all the universe.
Record Label: Unsigned

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