Chaitanya Kunte 'Chita'
Harmonium · Gwalior Gharana
Profile
Biography
Chaitanya Kunte 'Chita' (born 1975) is an sarod artist. Known for contributions to Hindustani classical music, performance, teaching, and repertoire building.
Harmonium Player:
Chaitanya is a leading Harmonium player having accompanied maestros such as Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pt. Dinkar Kaikini, Pt. Ramashrey Jha, Pt. Balasaheb Punchhawale, Pt. Yashwantbuwa Joshi, Kishori Amonkar, Vasundhara Komkali, Pt. L. K. Pandit, Pt. Birju Maharaj, NrityaPanditaa Rohini Bhate, Pt. Channulal Mishra and leading artistes such as Rajan Sajan Mishra, Ulhas Kashalkar, Rashid Khan, Shruti Sadolikar, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Padma Talawalkar, Ashwini Bhide - Deshpande, Arati Ankalikar Tikekar, Prabhakar Karekar, Rajshekhar Mansoor, and many popular & upcoming artists.
His accompaniment is marked with perfection and accuracy, yet it is aesthetically enriching with a deep understanding of the vocalist's style and music in totality. A graded artiste for All India Radio, he has accompanied on Harmonium for several commercial recordings. He has toured in USA (2005), Australia and New Zealand (2005 and 2008) and Dubai (2004) for concerts, where he was appreciated for his accompaniment, solo Harmonium playing and lec-dems.
Instrument Details
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