Born in 1965, Vinod Lele learnt the art of tabla from Pt Kashinath Khandekar of Banaras gharana.
Vinod Lele's style of tabla playing is characterized by liveliness, excellent control over the Laya and impressive dexterity. He brings the touch of sweetness to his performance whether in solo concerts or accompaniment.
He is a Top grade artist of AIR and TV.
He has accompanied a galaxy of top notch artists like Prof. V. G. Jog, Smt. Girija Devi, Dr. Mrs. N. Rajam, Pt. Rajan Saajan Mishra, Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee, Pt. Bhajan Sopori, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Pt. Jasraj, Smt. Shubha Mudgal, Smt. Shruti Sadolikar, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt. Debu Chaudhary and Pt. Ramnarayan etc. He has toured New Zealand, Australia, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Germany and Japan several times for performances and lecture demonstrations on Indian classical music.
Pt. Vinod Lele will accompany Ranjani Ramachandran on 25th and Ganapati Bhat on 26th and 27th. October 2013 in 'Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan' at Bal Bhavan, Chandigharh.