Charudatta Phadke received his early training in Kolhapur from Majgaokar and Rajaram Jadhav.
Thereafter, he has been refining his art under the tutelage of famed tabla player Suresh Talwalkar who he accompanies for various programmes.
He has been featured as an accompanist and soloist in India but also abroad. He participated in Taal Yatra, a project conceptualised by Suresh Talwalkar and performed in Bangkok.
He is also involved in a Kathak-Flamenco project since 2000 as a cultural exchange between India and Spain.
He has received various awards like V.D Paluskar and Taalmani award. He has accompanied several artists.
He has participated in cross-cultural collaborative concerts with Chinese and Japanese groups among others.