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Kedar Pandit | |
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| Born | January 6, 1967 |
| Origin | Pune, India [1] |
| Genres | Indian classical music, Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instrument(s) | Tabla |
| Website | kedarpandit |
Kedar Pandit (born 6 January 1967) is an Indian tabla player, music composer in Hindustani classical music genre and music arranger. [2] [1]
Pandit was born in a Marathi family to Prabhakar Pandit and Anuradha Pandit, both acclaimed violinists.[ citation needed ]
Pandit accompanied Pandit Jasraj on tabla for all of Jasraj's concerts, [3] [4] and accompanies vocalists Kaushiki Chakrabarty and Sanjeev Abhyankar. [5] [6] Over the years, he moved to music composing and arranging, working with leading arists. [3] In 2015 he worked with the actress Ketaki Mategaonkar, composing the music for her album. [7]
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