Prasad Jogalekar

Prasad Jogalekar

Prasad Jogalekar

Sitar

3 Renditions • 35 m

1

Raga Ahir Bhairav on Sitar

Ahir Bhairav

2:30

2

Raga Puriya Kalyan on Sitar

Puriya Kalyan

18:21

3

Alaps in Raga Yaman

Yaman

14:37

PLAYS

Sitar

Sitar

GHARANA

Kirana

Kirana

GURUS

Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan

Pt. Partha Chatterjee

Ustad Shahid Parvez

Dr. Prasad Jogalekar is a professional sitar player who also teaches sitar in the Bay Area, USA. A computer engineer by profession, he is a graduate of IIT-Powai and holds a PhD in Computer Engineering. He learned sitar under Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, whose teaching formed the core of his Jafferkhani baaz. He later took guidance from the Maihar gharana exponent Pt. Partha Chatterjee and learned the nuances of the Etawah gharana from Ustad Shahid Parvez. His playing focuses on aesthetics and blends analytical rigour with emotion.