Ustad Amir Khan Music Festival 2023, by Intonation Foundation
Afternoon Session | Suruchi Alawani | vocals

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Sangeet Visharad, Vocalist, Hindustani Classical Music
Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay, Mumbai
Suruchi Alawani was introduced to music at the age of 7 by my mother. She started the formal training of Hindustani Classical Music under the guidance of Mrs. Ranjana Bhide (Pune, India) and completed Sangeet Visharad. She is still continuing her study of Hindustani Classical Music in the US under the guidance of Mrs. Shubhangi Sakhalkar who is a disciple of Dr. Prabha Atre and Vidushi Padma Talwalkar.

Prashant Phatak

Prashant Phatak is a self taught harmonium player. He has accompanied many artists such as Shrimati Shubhangi Sakhalkar over the past 20 years. He is currently learning Hindustani vocal from Shrimati Sakhalkar.

Shripad Torvi

Shripad Torvi was introduced to Tabla in early childhood by his uncle, vocalist Pt. Vinayak Torvi. His formal education began after coming to the US, where he learned from Shri. Abhinay Padhye for about 5 years. Shripad has accompanied many artists locally and visiting artists from India. He has been continuing his tabla lessons from Tabla Maestro Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri for the last 5 years. Shripad has accompanied artists at the Ustad Amir Khan Music Festival since it was founded.