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Kamat was among the preferred choice for Tabla accompaniment for India's top musicians, including [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Begum Akhtar]], [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], [[Bal Gandharva]], and [[Kumar Gandharva]] among others. |
Kamat was among the preferred choice for Tabla accompaniment for India's top musicians, including [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Begum Akhtar]], [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], [[Bal Gandharva]], and [[Kumar Gandharva]] among others. |
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Chandrakant Kamat (born on November 26, 1933) is a Hindustani classical tabla player of the Benares Tabla Gharana.[1]
Early life and training
Kamat was born in Dhule to a Saraswat Brahmin family with strong musical traditions. His father, Master Shantaram Kamat was a renowned Natyageet musician. Kamat started as a child artist in the Natak (musical plays) of his father's theatre company, Anandvilas and began learning the Tabla at a young age. Kamat learned from gurus Raghunath Shivalkar, Rambhau Vasht, and D. Y. Kadam and also trained in Indian Classical dance.[2]
Performing career
In 1952, Kamat shifted his base to Pune and became among the most trusted Tabla accompanists for his performances with Kathak dancer Rohinitai Bhate. In 1964, Kamat became a Gandabandhan disciple of Samta Prasad of the Benares gharana.
From 1956 to 1991, Kamat also provided Tabla accompaniment in Sangeet Nataks (Marathi musical plays) that featured artists like Smt. Hirabai Badodekar, Smt. Jyotsna Bhole, Chhota Gandharva, Shripadrao Nevrekar. During this time, Kamat also worked as a staff artist for AIR, Pune.[1]
Awards and recognition
- 1999 - Sangatkar Puraskar
- 2001 - Vasundhara Pandit Puraskar
Recipient of several prestigious awards, like Sangatkar Puraskar in 1999 and the Late Vasundhara Pandit Purskar given in 2001, Pandit Kamat also trained his sons, Subhash and Bharat, who are among the promising tabla artistes in the country.
Death and Legacy
On the morning of Monday June 28, 2010, Kamat died of a cardiac arrest.
Kamat was among the preferred choice for Tabla accompaniment for India's top musicians, including Bhimsen Joshi, Begum Akhtar, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Bal Gandharva, and Kumar Gandharva among others.
Kamat's performances also extend to programs on Bhavgeet, Lavani, Thumri, and most notably Geet Ramayan.
Kamat holds the record for performing at the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival for fifty consecutive years.
Students
Kamat's two sons, Subhash Kamat and Bharat Kamat, who are also Tabla players carry on his legacy.
References
- ^ a b The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Tabla-maestro-Pandit-Kamat-passes-away/articleshow/6103722.cms.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Press Trust of India http://www.ptinews.com/news/750678_Tabla-player-Chandrakant-Kamat-passes-away.
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External links
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