Nachiketa Sharma
Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Software Engineer |
| Website | Ganapriya.com |
Nachiketa (Sharma) Yakkundi (Kannada: ನಚಿಕೇತ, Devanagari:नचिकेत, IAST: Naciketā) is an Indian classical vocalist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Background[edit]
Born in Dharwad, Karnataka, Nachiketa was initiated into Hindustani classical vocal music by his parents.[1] His formal study began in Madras under B. N. Simha and later under B. Hanumantachar. He then learnt from Basavaraj Rajguru.
Career[edit]
Nachiketa has extensively performed in cities across India and North America. He runs Rajguru Sangeet Vidyaniketan, a school of music in the memory of his guru in Cupertino,[2] California, a school for both adults and kids. Nachiketa was also a senior teacher at the Sangeetaanjali College of Music, Fremont for over 20 years until the institution closed its doors in October, 2015.
Discography[edit]
- Samarpan (May 2002)
- Hindustani Vocal (May 2000)
- Dasa compositions in Kannada - Rama nama payasa (May 2002)
- Vachanas in Kannada - Neenolidare (May 2002)
- A two-CD Hindustani album titled Guru Naman consisting of nine raagas (May 2007)
- Sumiran Karle composed of seven Hindi bhajans, three composed by Nachiketa himself. (May 2007)
Nachiketa is a regular on local Bay Area TV introducing and demonstrating Hindustani music to viewers. He is also actively involved in composing music for many local (http://naatak.org) as well as international-level organizations (http://www.akkaonline.org/2014/).