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Tabla & Classical Indian Musicians

Udit Pankhania is one of the most sought after and busiest professional classical tabla players and Classical Indian Musicians in the UK today.

Udit started tabla at a very young age under one of the finest Indian classical tabla artists, Pandit Ramakant Mhapsekar of Mumbai. He has gained knowledge of many rare compositions, especially of Delhi, Ajrada,Farukhabad and Lucknow/Purab baaj (styles of playing). He has also received training from Ustad Faiyaz Khan -Delhi/Ajrada Gharana.

Udit has continued to focus his learning on old classical tabla compositions, some of which date back to almost 300 years ago. Udit has played tabla in several television programmes – for BBC,Channel 4 and satellite channels. He has also played on radio programs, several music festivals and has given rhythm instructions/arrangement for music scores.

Aside from his love and dedication towards Indian Classical music, Udit has worked with many musicians from around the world belonging to various musical disciplines. Udit works with sitar players, bansuri (Indian flute) players, santoor and sarod player with playing experience ranging from 15 years upwards. Tabla players and Indian classical musicians recgonise him as one the very few serious calibre of tabla players in the UK.