Shri Bharat Kamat
Instrument / Art Form: Tabla
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Bharat Kamat was born and brought up in Pune and has risen to become one of the leading tabla artists in India today.
Since Kamat comes from a family of tabla exponents, he started learning the instrument at the age of five from his father, Pt Chandrakant Kamat. Bharat began his career with Pt Jitendra Abhisheki in 1987.
He has performed at prominent national festivals, including the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen festival, Vasantotsav, Ragmala, and many others.
He has participated in all the leading music festivals in India and has toured the USA, the UK, the UAE, Switzerland, Germany. He has worked with several recording labels, including HMV, Rhythm House, and Navras Records (London), and is a regular broadcaster with All India Radio and Doordarshan.