'Uday Deshpande' also known as Uday Ramdas is a rising tabla player and accomplished music composer from India. This musical genius with magic fingers has enthralled audiences worldwide with his virtuosity. However, it doesn't quite end here, for, the sheer dedication and passion that Uday reserves for his craft has seen him in various roles over the past decade such as an accomplished tabla player, percussionist, music composer, film sound track composer and many more.
Uday is proficient in virtually every conceivable aspect of music be it vocal, instrumental or dance accompaniments. He is renowned for the sheer clarity of 'Bols' ( A rhythmic measure in Indian classical music) in his renditions and his rigorous riyaz continues to enthrall audiences both in India & abroad.
Uday upheld the rhythm section as an 'A' grade tabla player and rhythm arranger in Columbia Broadcasting Services (CBS), Mumbai during 1992-93.
He has also accompanied artistes of high stature such as Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Jasraj, Ustad Sultan Khan, Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao, Ustad Shahid Pervez besides Shivamani & Ustad Taufiq Qureshi to name others.
Some of his recent collaborations have been with popular western musicians like Edgar Meyer (USA) Kenny Arnoff (USA) Brett Mills (Canada) Sharam Nazeri (Iran) Papa Jeh (UK) Jergen Ohnmus (Germany) and his associations back home have been just as fruitful with compositions for Hindi commercial films and TV serials with luminaries such as Asha Bhosale, Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam, Ravindra Sathe, Hrishikesh Ranade, Kumar Sanu & Yashwant Deo. At present he is a band member of India's top fusion ensemble headed by Milind Datey the famous flautist.
Important Concerts of Uday Deshpande :-
Dagdusheth Halwai Music Festival : Pune
Keskar Sangeet Samaroh : Goa
International Film Festival : Paris, France
International Music Festival : Edmonton, Canada
World of Winspear Center : Edmonton, Canada
Fadjr International Music Festival : Tehran, Iran
Navrooz International Music Festival : Iran