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Abhijit Pohankar

Light vocalist, Fusion singer, Keyboard player, Music composer

Abhijit Pohankar
   Biography
Abhijit Pohankar is the face of new age Indian music. Music Producer, Composer, Singer & Indian Classical Keyboardist, Abhijit is considered as one of the most versatile & talented musician of the young brigade.

Abhijit came to limelight with the super success of his Fusion/New Age Music album "PIYA BAWARI" in 2002.The song went on to become one of the most popular songs in the history of Indian non-film music. The album remained in the top three charts of MTV for many weeks. Abhijit is the pioneer of Indian Lounge music. The song "PIYA BAWARI" went on the international scene by its inclusion in the famous "BUDDHA BAR" of France.

Abhijits music had exotic elements of Indian Traditional Music fused with Lounge & other World Music sounds, his videos were some of the most expensive & exotic videos and were considered a treat to watch. The video of Piya bawari was shot on the exotic islands of Andaman & Nicobar and won several awards.
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Abhijit Pohankar with Legends Ghulam Aliji & Pt. Ajay Pohankarji.
Abhijit Pohankar with Legends Ghulam Aliji & Pt. Ajay Pohankarji.
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Abhijit Pohankar with his father Pt. Ajay Pohankar
Abhijit Pohankar with his father Pt. Ajay Pohankar
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   Career
Abhijit has a very unique style of making music and has successfully done so using Traditional Classical melodies. His works have been acclaimed by the masses & appreciated by Legendry Musicians too. He thinks differently & presents his music in a cool & stylish way. He is one of the first musicians to make Indian classical music cool & accessible to the youngsters.

Abhijit along with London based percussionist Talvin Singh has also co-composed the title track of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer film "BOOM". His song was picturised on the legendry BO-DEREK, again shot on the exotic beaches.
Abhijit is a flamboyant performer on stage having done many concerts around the world at some of the most prestigious venues like the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and have mesmerized audiences in India at some top rated concerts & events with his dynamic performances and collaborative concerts with some of the top musicians of the world.

Abhijit has been doing concerts internationally & nationally in some of the most exotic places ..Some of the important concerts were.. 
International venues…
Cambridge University - Boston 2004
Baxter concert hall - Capetown - 2006
Ford theatre - Chicago -2006
Embassy of India - Dubai -1998
India club -Jakarta (Indonasia) 2010
Liverpool Philharmonic hall - England - 2003
Clock tower - Bhutan (For the King of Bhutan)
North sea jazz festival-South Africa - 2004

Collaboration concerts on Epic scales
Abhijit has been fortunate enough to do collaboration concerts with some of the legendry artists.They were..
Infinity - Concert with Ustad Ghulam ali & Pt Ajay Pohankar - Mumbai
Moksha - Concert with Padmavibhushan Sonal Mansingh-Shaniwarwada Pune
Piya bawari - Concert featuring kathak queen Smt Sitara devi & Pt Ajay Pohankar-Shanmukhananda hall-Mumbai
Spandhan - Concert with Pt Rajan & Sajan Mishra & Trilok gurtu -Tata theatre Mumbai
Urban Raga-Concert with Trilok gurtu & Pt Ajay Pohankar - Times Siddhvinayak festival
Several corporate concerts for Microsoft, MCSSX, Lokmat group, Mumbai samachar, S.K.I.L & many other corporate houses.

Concerts In India
Mood Indigo - I. I. T Powai
Times of India Siddhvinayak festival - Mumbai
Virasat heritage festival - Dehradhun
Concert for peace - Siri fort auditorium Delhi
Khazana festival - Oberoi Towers Mumbai
Opening ceremony of the football premier league - Nagpur
Shaniwar wada festival - Pune
Pune Festival - Pune
   Programs

Panchatatva by Abhijit Pohankar

This is a very interesting thematic concept conceived and presented by ace keyboardist and Indian new age music maestro Abhijit Pohankar.The five elements of nature basically Earth,Wind,Fire,Water and Space are musically interpreted with some maestros of Indian classical music.The sound of this whole concert is very unique with some ambient drones and sound effects. The instruments which represents the five elements are Vocals,Flutes,Tabla and Pakhawaj, Santoor or Harp, and Space -Keyboards / Harmonium respectively. It also has a beautiful lighting effect as a background or backdrop which will change according to each elements.

Piya Bawari by Abhijit Pohankar

The ground breaking internationally hit album Piya bawari is now a full-fledged concert.The Band Piya bawari is lead by the maker of this cult album Shri Abhijit Pohankar and features maestro vocalist Pandit Ajay Pohankar who is the original vocalist in the album.

Anubhuti by Abhijit Pohankar

The experience is a concert conceived and conceptualized by ace keyboardist and Music producer Abhijit Pohankar.This concert is a blend of any of the two forms of music namely Bollywood/Sufi/Ghazal and Indian classical. The concert features two legends of the Indian music scene.

Abhijit Pohankar presents 'Soundz of India'

'Soundz of India' is a new and unique band conceived and presented by Abhijit Pohankar - New age music composer/producer and keyboardist. The unique sound and presentation of Soundz of India makes it a one of its kind concert. Abhijit has always been known to produce unconventional sounds in music. His album Piya Bawari is still considered one of the biggest hits of all time in the history of Indian fusion music. Soundz of India is a concept where most of the genres of Indian music are presented in the unique style of Abhijit Pohankar.
   Awards & Achievements
Abhijit has been awarded by several institutions in India. He has received the Della Technica award for Excellence in Music, the youth icon of music award from Rotary Club and also the Tata AV max award for the best music album Piya bawari in 2002, which was shot on the exotic islands of Andaman & Nicobar and won several awards. Abhijit is the pioneer of Indian Lounge music. The song "PIYA BAWARI" went on the international scene by its inclusion in the famous "BUDDHA BAR" of France.
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