SwarTaal – Dr. Prakash Sontakke

Details

Ticket Price:	₹ 400
Genre:	Indian Classical Music
Language:	English
Duration:	90 minutes
Age:	5 years and above
Cast:	Dr. Prakash Sontakke

Swartaal is a four-day festival of music and dance bringing together the Whitefield community.
Each evening there will be performances by professional artistes. The morning shows over the weekend will include performances by young performers from the Whitefield area.
The Swartaal Festival is presented by Jagriti Theatre and Community Partner- Whitefield Rising.

Dr. Prakash Sontakke

Dr. Prakash Sontakke is a multifaceted musician and innovator, based in Bengaluru (India) with international awards – he won a Grammy for his path-breaking music composed and rendered with musicians from abroad (album ‘Winds of samsara’). He is also a well-known slide guitar artiste, broadcasting Indian classical music. He has performed in various genre including experimental fusion, jazz and Sufi. He also has a solid background and training in classical Hindustani music.

His awards include the Independent World Music Award of USA and the Nashville award for composers (besides the Grammy) He has toured abroad extensively on concert engagements, and performed with saxophone maestro Ian Bellamy and Norwegian drummer Thomas Stronen, and also collaborated with Peruvian guitarist for Latin music. In terms of innovation in music, he is among the leading artistes of India.