Abhinay Ravande comes from a family with a musical background in the kirtan tradition from Nanded. He received his initial training in playing the harmonium as well as in vocal music from his father, Shri Laxmikant Ravande. For the past ten years, he has been learning harmonium under the tutelage of Pandit Pramod Marathe at the Gandharva Mahavidyalay, Pune. A recipient of several prestigious awards and scholarships, such as the Blue Star Award from NCPA, D G Marathe Yuva Vadak Puraskar and V D Paluskar Scholarship among others, he has performed with many maestros including Padmavibhushan Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar. He has also been a part of the Idea Jalsa series and performed in music festivals across India, including 8 Prahar, Mumbai, Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh, Hyderabad; Thiba Festival, Ratnagiri; and Saptak Festival, Ahmedabad.
An established tabla player of the younger generation of Indian classical musicians, Ajinkya Joshi began his initial training at the age of seven under Pandit Shantilal Shah. His parents, through their passion for music, inspired him to pursue the tabla as a profession. At the age of 16, he moved to Mumbai and underwent intensive training with Taal-Yogi Padmashree Pandit Suresh Talwalkar in the guru-shishya parampara. A recipient of the Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Award in 1999, he has also been awarded the National Scholarship for young artists by the Government of India. Joshi has accompanied various artists of Indian classical music, such as Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, Pandit Ronu Majumdar, Smt. Shama Bhate, Pandit Venkatesh Kumar, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar, Smt. Arati Anklikar and Smt. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande. He has also performed in major classical festivals in India and around the world, including in the U.S.A., Canada, Switzerland, Dubai, Hong Kong and England.
Apurv Vinay David is a well known percussionist and established artist who has trained under Guru Pandit Nana Mule, Pandit Ramdas Palsule and Rohit Mujumdar for tabla; as well as Krishna Musale for dholaki and other percussion instruments. He plays various percussion instruments like the tabla, dholak, dholaki, pakhawaj, and duff. He has accompanied many established artists including Sangeet Martand Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj, Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar, Smt. Manjusha Patil, and the Carnatic classical and Bollywood singer, Padmashree Bombay Jayashree. He has also accompanied many famous artists in the film industry like Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Smt. Usha Mangeshkar and Mahalaxmi Iyer. He has, additionally, participated in various prestigious festivals like the Sawai Gandharv Mahotsav, Swarzankar Mahotsav, Bolava Vitthal India tour and the Kirtan Mahotsav in Dubai.
Mukta Joshi entered into the musical world early in her childhood, having been trained under her mother, Manjiri Joshi, a trained classical singer herself. Joshi trained further under Sudha Bhalerao for a few years, and her quest for knowledge brought her to the prominent exponent of the Mewati Gharana, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar. She has been fortunate to be accepted as his student, and has been expanding her knowledge base and also learning the finer nuances of performance under his able guidance for the last three years.
Joshi completed her Masters in Sanskrit from Savitribai Phule Pune University and Sangeet Visharad (Vocal) from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Miraj in 2014. She is now pursuing a postgraduate degree in Music (Hindustani Classical) under the guidance of her Guru, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar.
Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar, the maestro from the Mewati Gharana, is an artist of international acclaim in the field of Hindustani Classical and Devotional music. He has dedicated his entire life to the promotion and conservation of the rich tradition of Hindustani classical music. Trained under Padmavibhushan Pandit Jasraj, he gave his first stage performance at the young age of 11 years. Since then, he has travelled extensively across the country and abroad performing in several prestigious conferences and art circles. He has received many awards including the President award and the Top Grade from the All India Radio in 1990, the prestigious Kumar Gandharva National Award 2008 by Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, the coveted National Award 1998 as the best male playback singer for the Hindi film Godmother, and the Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar.
Vilina Patra is a Hindustani Classical vocalist and graded artist in All India Radio, Pune. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Music from Department of Music, S.N.D.T Women’s University, Pune. She has performed in various cities of India such as Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Varanasi among others. Patra has given vocal support to Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar all over India, including in many prestigious platforms including Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsava, Surel Sabha in Pune, Swarjhankar Festival, Pune, Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Music Festival in Hyderabad, and Gangubai Hangal Mahotsava in Hubli. She has also performed live for a digital music series organised by Cheer Up Foundation, California U.S.A. She is a gold medallist from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
