Santosh Ghante (11 August 1983) is Indian harmonium player, soloist, accompanist and composer.

Santosh Ghante
Santosh Ghante
Santosh Ghante
Background information
Born(1983-08-11)11 August 1983
Latur, India
OriginIndia
GenresIndian classical Hindustani Classical Music
Occupation(s)Harmonium player, Composer
InstrumentHarmonium
Years active1999
Websitewww.santoshghante.com

Early life

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Santosh Ghante was born to lower middle class family in Chinchwad.

Career

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He is the disciple of Late Pt. Appa Jalgaonkar.[1] He did a series of workshops with school children during 10 to 30 September 2006, He was able to cover 50 schools from Latur district, these were introductory workshops around classical music.[2] He has performed solo in 22 countries.[3][4] He has taken harmonium from accompanied instrument to solo, with different experiments with it.[5][6] He has been trying to popularise folk music and providing platform for the neglected forms of music too.[7] work and career events[8] He edited a book to pay tribute to his Guru Appasaheb Jalgonkar, named Sursakha, which was published in 2011.[9][10][11]

Samvadini Kala Manch

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He has established an organization for the popularize harmonium, with this organization, they organized events, provide training of harmonium to kids from dis-privilege background.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ Suhasini, Lalitha (June 2, 2019). "On a solo trip: Musician from Pimpri- Chinchwad touring Italy, Germany and Switzerland to promote harmonium as a solo instrument". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ^ "युवा कलाकाराची अनोखी संगीत यात्रा". Sakal Papers. 2006-10-20.
  3. ^ "विदेशामध्ये शास्त्रीय संगीताचा मोठा चाहता वर्ग". Dainik Prabhat. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  4. ^ "संवादिनीचे सप्त सूर सातासमुद्रापार". Lokmat Paper. 2018-01-12.
  5. ^ "हार्मोनियमचा प्रसार हेच उद्दिष्ट". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  6. ^ "Making the harmonium go solo: An artiste's efforts to elevate the humble musical instrument". The Indian Express. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  7. ^ "अखिल भारतीय तिसरे मराठी लोककला संमेलन". www.lokmat.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  8. ^ "भारतीय संगीतास परदेशात उत्कट दाद - Marathi News | Indian musical fame abroad | Latest pune News at Lokmat.com". www.lokmat.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  9. ^ "अभिजात संगीत जपण्याचा प्रयत्न". www.lokmat.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  10. ^ "'सूरसखा' चे आज सवाईमध्ये प्रकाशन". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. ^ Santosh Ghante, Parmeshwar Kamle (2011). Surasakha. Pune: Kshitij Prakashan, Pune.
  12. ^ "पिंपरीत संवादिनी कला मंचाची स्थापना". Sakal Papers. 2010-10-03.
  13. ^ Khan, Alifiya (2015-01-26). "Repaying His Guru's debt". Indian Express.