SLIDE GUITAR - A BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURES: Prakash Sontakke at TEDxChristUniversity

The only musician from Karanataka playing the Slide Guitar and the only one to have won the Independent World Music Awards, USA and the Nashville Award for composers where his composition was chosen over the maestro Illayaraja. An A grade artiste from Akashvani and Doordarshan Prakash has toured extensively with his troupes namely "The Prakash Sontakke Group" (Neo Classical Fusion), International Trio "Lehera" (World Fusion ), "Moonarra" (Jazz and Classical fusion ) , "New Life" on the lines of Sufi World Fusion with Ace Drummer and Percussionist Sivamani and noted Sufi Vocalist Runa Rizvi. "FOOD" (progressive Electronic Jazz crossover) where he performs with British Saxophone Maestro Iain Ballamy and the phenomenal Norwegian Drummer Thomas Stronen.More recently with the FIGURA ENSEMBLE from Denmark where he performs with a Mezzo-soprano, three musicians, a composer, a poet and an architect, FIGURA Ensemble is a musical collective with a mind of its own. Prakash Sontakke has featured in the Coke Studio Season 2 @ Mtv with the rocking directors of BollywoodEhsaanNoorani and Loy Mendonsa . A Performer, Producer, Director, Innovator Prakash Sontakke has also been a Judge for the "Idea Rocks India" Reality show. Prakash Sontakke is one of the leading names in the field of Hindustani Classical and Fusion music and happens to be one of the very few people playing the Hawaiian Guitar ,Weissenborns, Slide Guitar ,Electric Lap Steel Guitars and the Dobro in the Hindustani style.

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