Sudheer Nayak

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Sudheer Nayak is one of the most talented harmonium players. He trained under Pandit Tulsidas Borkar, who is by any measure a revered teacher and an outstanding performer and an innovator. He also received valuable guidance from the late Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, one of the most creative classical musicians of India.

Sudheer stated accompanying leading vocalist when he was barely 16 years old. Since then he has accompanied leading vocalists, including Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Gangubai Hangal, Shobha Gurtu, Rashid Khan, Prabha Atre, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Shruti Sadolikar, Arati Ankalikar, Malinibai Rajurkar, and Prabhakar Karekar. He has also been on concert tours of the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Australia, and several countries in Europe and Africa.

Sudheer holds a Sangeet Visharad degree in music from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva University.