Hindustani classical · Contemporary
Krushna Salunke
A pakhawaj player from Beed, Maharashtra, who trained with Pandit Suresh Talwalkar and teaches at his own pakhawaj gurukul in Pune.
- Instrument
- Pakhawaj
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Pakhawaj solo — Bhavitavya 2019, Pune
Savani Events
15 September 2019, Swami Vivekanand Auditorium, MIT, Pune
Pakhawaj solo — 142nd Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, 2017
Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan
Shree Devi Talaab Mandir, Jalandhar
Pakhawaj duet in Dhamar, with Omkar Dalvi — LKSS 18
Wishwas Jawdekar
Abhijat Music Forum, Lonavala–Khandala residential sammelan; nagma by Abhishek Shinkar
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Biography
Life
Krushna Salunke first learnt the pakhawaj in Beed, from Bharat Maharaj Sodgir and Vishnupanth Londhe, and then went on to train with Pandit Suresh Talwalkar in Pune, according to Pune Mirror's 2019 preview of the Bhavitavya festival. He began, in other words, within the devotional pakhawaj of Maharashtra, then moved into a teacher's circle known for its work on laya and taal.
In 2016 he won the music competition at the Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan in Jalandhar, one of the oldest music festivals in India, and the next year the 142nd sammelan invited him back to give a full solo recital as the previous year's winner.
In September 2019 he opened Bhavitavya, the young-artists' festival that Sa Va Ni Events and the National Centre for the Performing Arts present in Pune. A panel that included Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, Pandit Yogesh Samsi and Talwalkar himself picked eight performers from about ninety applicants, and the organisers billed Salunke as Talwalkar's disciple.
He often plays duets with other young pakhawaj players. Abhijat Music Forum has recorded him in Dhamar with Omkar Dalvi at its Lonavala–Khandala residential sammelan, and in Chautaal and Aaditaal with Rohit Khavale.
He teaches at Krushnanaad Pakhawaj Gurukul in Pune, which he founded, and has created a devotional pakhawaj presentation called Pakhawaj Shivtandav.
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Teachers and gurus
Pandit Suresh TalwalkarTeacherNamed as his guru by the Bhavitavya organisers
Savani Events, Bhavitavya 2019 (YouTube)- Bharat Maharaj SodgirEarly teacher
First pakhawaj lessons, in Beed
Pune Mirror, "Heirs to heritage" - Vishnupanth LondheEarly teacher
Early pakhawaj training, in Beed
Pune Mirror, "Heirs to heritage"
Collaborators and accompanists
- Omkar DalviPakhawaj duet partner
Dhamar duet at Abhijat Music Forum, LKSS 18
Wishwas Jawdekar (YouTube) - Rohit KhavalePakhawaj duet partner
Chautaal duet at Abhijat Music Forum
Abhijat Music Forum (YouTube)
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Provenance
Sources and image credits
- Pune Mirror, "Heirs to heritage" (14 September 2019)
- Savani Events, Bhavitavya 2019 — Krushna Salunke, pakhawaj (YouTube)
- Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, 142nd sammelan 2017 — Krushna S Salunke (YouTube)
- Indian Classical Network — Krushna Salunke
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