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Pandit '''Prabhakar Karekar''' is a [[Hindustani classical]] vocalist, a disciple of [[Jitendra Abhisheki]] and [[C. R. Vyas]], born in [[Goa]], [[India]].<ref name="goa">{{cite book|last1=Cabral e Sá|first1=Mário|title=Wind of fire: the music and musicians of Goa|publisher=Promilla & Co., 1997|isbn=8185002193|page=160|year=1997}}</ref> He was awarded [[Tansen Samman]] in 2014 and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in the year 2016.<ref name="ts">{{cite web|last1=Singh|first1=Ramendra|title=Pt. Prabhakar Karekar to be conferred Tansen Samman on December 12|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Pt-Prabhakar-Karekar-to-be-conferred-Tansen-Samman-on-December-12/articleshow/45481850.cms|website=Time of India|publisher=TOI|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="sna">{{citation |title=Akademi Awardee|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=aa|website=Sangeet Natak Akademi|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
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Prabhakar Janardan Karekar was born in 1944,<ref name="Sahitya">{{Cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1888&at=2|title=CUR_TITLE|website=sangeetnatak.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref> in what was then [[Portuguese Goa]]. His Hindustani vocal music training came also from [[Suresh Haldankar]].<ref name="Sahitya" /> He has been known as an outstanding performer and teacher, and is a graded artist of [[All India Radio]] and [[Doordarshan]].<ref name="Sahitya" /><br />
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==Promoting Hindustani vocals==<br />
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Karekar is also the founder and Chairman of the ''Swarprabha Trust''.<ref name="Sahitya" /> Karekar has trained several promising and accomplished young musicians. He has many recordings to his credit and has performed, lectured and held workshops or taken part in conferences in many countries.<ref name="Sahitya" /><br />
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==Fusion music==<br />
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He entered the world of fusion music with [[Ornette Coleman]] (U.S.A.), and [[Sultan Khan (musician)|Sultan Khan]] ([[India]]). The [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Award was for his contribution to Hindustani vocal music.<ref name="Sahitya" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Shakuntala Bharne]],who wrote his biography.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://gaana.com/artist/prabhakar-karekar ̽Prabhakar Karekar songs]<br />
* [https://www.myheritage.com/names/prabhakar_karekar Prabhakar Karekar on MyHeritage]<br />
* [https://www.saregama.com/artist/prabhakar-karekar_5805/songs Prabhakar Karekar on Saregama.com]<br />
* [https://www.aathavanitli-gani.com/Swar/Prabhakar_Karekar On Aathavanitli-Gani.com]<br />
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