Rupak Kulkarni

The "Classical" Rupak With Music Blown Into His Breath By Father Late Pt. Malhar Kulkarni Rupak Has Blossomed Under The Finest Tutelage Of Flute Maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia To Become An Outstanding Exponent Of "Maihar Gharana". As A "Ganda Bandh" Shagird Of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Since The Tender Age Of 12 Rupak With Arduous Training And Hard Work Has Mastered "Dhrupad Khayal And Tantrakari Ang" Style Equally Well. In Fact His Recital Is Always A Rare Treat Combining Dhrupad And Khayal Gayaki Melodious Alap And Scintillating "Tatkar" Tounging Technique Used For Jhala Innovative Improvisation With Mesmerising "Layakari" Superb Breath Control And Dexterous Finger Work. Rupak Has Had The Rare Distinction Of Having Connoisseurs And Music Maestros Such As Pandit Ravi Shankar And Pandit Bhimsen Joshi In His Audience Who Have Lauded His Music. With Concerts Across The Globe In Countries Such As Australia America Russia Japan Africa England France And Others Rupak Has Acquired A Dignified Maturity In His Playing At An Enviably Early Age. His Concert At "Asian Super Flautist Festival" In Japan Is Particularly A Memorable One. In India Rupak Has Performed At Almost All Prestigious Music Conferences. Be It Sawai Gandharva Pune Tansen Samaroh Gwalior Vishnu Digamber Paluskar Samaroh New Delhi Times Of India 150 Years Celebration Concerts And Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kolkatta Hirabai Badodekar Smruti Samaroh And Gunidas Sammelan Mumbai. The "Filmi" Rupak Rupak Has Lent His Musical Prowess To Many Melodies Hitting The Chart Busters. Has Worked With Renowned Music Directors From Bollywood. Films Such As Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam K3G Fiza Mr. And Mrs. Iyer Etc. Have Him Playing In Not Just The Main Songs But Also In The Background Scores Arousing Emotions Varying From Pathos To Exuberance. The "Fusion" Rupak Rupak Has Collaborated With Many Renowned Musicians From The West To Create Scintillating Music. Some Of Them Being… Piano - C. C. Kreusch Germany Oola Melander Sweden Drums - Trilok Gurtu Taufiq Qureshi Reto Weber And Stephen Rigert Switzerland Guitar - Marc Liebeskind Switzerland Saxophone - Philip Harpen France Djembe - Adama Drame West Africa "Monsoon Magic" And "Unwind" Are Rupak's Bold And Successful Endeavours With Fusion Music. Besides He Has Composed And Performed Along With His Own Fusion Group "Sonakshi". From Http //www.Rupakkulkarni.Com/ read less