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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
|name = Chandrakant Kamat<br />
|image =<br />
|caption = Pt. Chanrakant Kamat <br />
|image_size = 250px<br />
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist<br />
|birth_name = Chandrakant Shantaram Kamat<br />
|Also known as = <br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1933|11|26}} <br />
|birth_place =[[Dhule]], [[Maharashtra]], [[British India]] <br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|6|28|1933|11|26}}<ref name=IX1>{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tabla-maestro-chandrakant-kamat-passes-away-leaves-a-void-in-city-music-scene/639612/ | title=Tabla maestro Chandrakant Kamat passes away, leaves a void in city music scene | date=29 June 2010 | newspaper=The Indian Express | accessdate=15 July 2018 }}</ref><br />
|death_place =[[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
|origin = [[Dhule]], [[India]]<br />
|instrument = [[tabla]]<br />
|genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]<br />
|occupation = <br />
|years_active = 1989–2010<br />
|label = <br />
|associated_acts = [[Samta Prasad]]<br />
|website = <br />
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'''Chandrakant Kamat''' (26 November 1933 – 28 June 2010) was a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[tabla]] player of the [[Benares Gharana|Benares Tabla Gharana]].<ref name="ToI">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-29/pune/28305726_1_tabla-artiste-jyotsna-bhole|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811082326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-29/pune/28305726_1_tabla-artiste-jyotsna-bhole|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| title=Tabla maestro Pandit Kamat passes away | date=29 June 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and training==<br />
Kamat was born in [[Dhule]] to a [[Saraswat Brahmin]] family with strong musical traditions. His father Shantaram Kamat was a renowned [[Natya Sangeet|Natyageet]] musician. Kamat started as a child artist in the [[Natak|Natak (musical plays)]] of his father's theatre company, ''Anandvilas'', and began learning the tabla at a young age. Kamat learned from gurus Raghunath Shivalkar, Rambhau Vasht, and Digambar Yamaji Kadam, and he also trained in [[Indian classical dance]]{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}.<br />
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==Performing career==<br />
In 1952, Kamat shifted his base to [[Pune]] and became among the most trusted tabla accompanists for [[Kathak|Kathak dancer]] [[Rohini Bhate]] for over 15 years.<ref name=IX1 /> In 1964, Kamat became a ''gandabandh'' disciple of [[Samta Prasad]] of the [[Benares gharana]].{{fact|date=July 2018}}<br />
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From 1956 to 1991, Kamat also provided tabla accompaniment in [[Natya Sangeet|Sangeet Nataks (Marathi musical plays)]] that featured artists like [[Hirabai Badodekar]] and [[Jyotsna Bhole]]. During this time, Kamat also worked as a staff artist for [[All India Radio|AIR]], [[Pune]].<ref name="ToI" /><br />
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Kamat accompanied musicians including [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Begum Akhtar]], [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], [[Bal Gandharva]], and [[Kumar Gandharva]]. Kamat's performances also extend to programs on Bhavgeet, [[Lavani]], [[Thumri]], and most notably [[Geet Ramayan]].<br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
* 1999 - Sangatkar Puraskar<br />
* 2001 - Vasundhara Pandit Puraskar<br />
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==Students==<br />
Pt.Chandrakant Kamat has taught tabla to many students including two sons, Subhash Kamat and Bharat Kamat, who are also Tabla players carry on his legacy. Other students are Yogesh Awlaskar, Sameep Kulkarni and Nikhil Parchure.<br />
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==Death==<br />
On the morning of Monday 28 June 2010, Kamat died of a [[cardiac arrest]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Tabla-maestro-Pandit-Kamat-passes-away/articleshow/6103722.cms Chandrakant Kamat's obituary - The Times of India]<br />
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