Ranjita Swamy performs Raag Lalit at the 2018 Ustad Amir Khan Music Festival. Accompanied by Prashant Phatak on harmonium and Shripad Torvi on tabla.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Ranjita Swamy started her Hindustani classical vocal training at the age of 5 from Pt. K.S.Naik in Bangalore. Her Guruji laid a very firm foundation for her advanced training in the later years. In high school, she continued training from Pt. Veerabhadraiah Hiremath of Gadag, based in Mysore. She continued her training in Bangalore after her graduation, from Pt.Indudhar Nirody ji.

After moving to Bay Area, she took music lessons from Smt. Jayanti Sahasrabuddhe ji for a brief period. 

Currently, she is training under Smt. Shubhangi Sakhalkar ji who is one of the most sought after teachers and performers in the Bay Area. She feels very blessed and fortunate to be able to receive her constant guidance and direction at each step of my musical journey. 

She works as a computer engineer for a living.

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.