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Sameer Rao

Bansuri Player

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Sameer Rao began his musical journey at the age of eleven. Initially he was trained by Pandit Veerabhadraiah Hiremath in Mysore. In 2002 Sameer Joined Vrindaban Gurukul in Mumbai, where he was groomed by Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia Ji himself, in the traditional Guru-Shishya Paramapara. An “A” Graded Artist and a recepient of awards such as ‘Surmani’, ‘Nadakishore’ ‘Yuvapratibha’ etc., Sameer has performed extensively in India and Abroad.

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Sameer Rao began his musical journey at the age of eleven. Initially he was trained by Pandit Veerabhadraiah Hiremath in Mysore. In 2002 Sameer Joined Vrindaban Gurukul in Mumbai, where he was groomed by Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia Ji himself, in the traditional Guru-Shishya Paramapara. An "A" Graded Artist and a recepient of awards such as 'Surmani', 'Nadakishore' 'Yuvapratibha' etc., Sameer has performed extensively in India and Abroad.

Sameer is accompanied by Tabla player Adarsh Shenoy. Adarsh started his training in Tabla at the tender age of 8 under Sri Nagaraj Rao Gaikwad, who built in him a strong foundation of the basics of the Delhi and Ajrada Gharanas. Adarsh’s keen sense of rhythm and dexterity has been appreciated by connoisseurs of music, apart from young and old audiences alike.

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