Santosh Ghante
Harmonium player
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Santosh Ghante (11 August 1983) is an Indian harmonium player, soloist, accompanist and composer.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 11 August 1983 Latur, India |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Indian classical Hindustani Classical Music |
| Occupations | Harmonium player, Composer |
| Instrument | Harmonium |
| Years active | 1999 |
| Website | www |
Early life
Career
He is the disciple of Late Pt. Appa Jalgaonkar.[2] He did a series of workshops with school children during 10 to 30 September 2006, He was able to cover 50 schools from Latur district, these were introductory workshops around classical music.[3] He has performed solo in 22 countries.[4][5] He has taken harmonium from accompanied instrument to solo, with different experiments with it.[6][7] He has been trying to popularise folk music and providing platform for the neglected forms of music too.[8][9] He has been actively promoting the harmonium in India and abroad, and for his work he was facilitated by various organizations and institutions.[10][11] He edited a book to pay tribute to his Guru Appasaheb Jalgonkar, named Sursakha, which was published in 2011.[12][13][14]