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Shruteendra Katagade

Tabla

12 years of experience
4.5 (10+ reviews)
Courses starting from $ /session

Teaching & Mentoring:

  • Percussionist and Tabla Maestro
  • Over 12 years of experience in the field of teaching tabla, working with both groups and advanced private students
  • Currently, conducting live online and offline classes
  • Born into a family of professional vocalists, Shruteendra demonstrated a keen interest in rhythm from childhood
  • Tabla training commenced at the age of 4 under the guidance of Pandit Chandra Shekhar Tripathi and later continued with Pandit Balkrishna Mishra
  • Early exposure and interest in folk instruments like Dholak, Nakkara, and Duggi
  • Developed expertise in tabla accompaniment under the mentorship of eminent vocalists M. V. Kalvint, Vidya Katagade, and Kashinath Bodas
  • Ongoing training since 2003 under the renowned artist Pandit Yogesh Samsi of the Punjab Gharana
  • Supplemental mentorship received from Pandit Susheel Kumar Jain, a virtuosic composer and tabla master


Work Experience

  • Graded artiste of All India Radio, participated in radio broadcasts, and contributed to studio recordings
  • Since 2010, dedicatedly teaching tabla at the prestigious BD Somani International School in Mumbai
  • Accompanied numerous stalwarts of music, including Grammy-award winning artist Pandit Dhurba Ghosh, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, Dr N. Rajam, Pt Sharad Sathe, Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, Sri Shaunak Abhisheki, among others



Performance Experience

  • SPICMACAY
  • National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai
  • India Habitat Centre, Delhi
  • Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Delhi
  • Sangeet Natak Akademi, “Sangeet Pratibha Festival,” Vishakapattnam
  • Jaipore Literature Festival
  • Mahindra Kabir Festival, Varanasi
  • Kabir Festival, Mumbai
  • Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
  • Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, Tabla Solo
  • Theosophical Society, Varanasi, Tabla Solo
  • Bhatkhande Festival, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
  • JanFest, Indian Music Group, St Xavier’s College
  • Performances Abroad: Singapore, Japan

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