Profile

Samarth Nagarkar is a Khayal musician (Hindustani /North Indian classical voice music) - a singer, educator and author, regarded as a flag-bearer of raga music globally. His Music is described as being richly traditional and emotive with a deep meditative, introspective quality. He features in prominent music festivals and venues, including Lincoln Center (New York), LearnQuest Conference (Boston), Central Park Summer Stage, Chicago World Music Festival, and others.

Alongside traditional khayal concerts, Samarth has collaborated with musicians of several diverse genres including jazz, western classical, and Iraqi Maqam. He has several solo and collaborative albums to his credit and has authored the much lauded book, ‘Raga Sangeet’.

Trained under distinguished gurus, Ulhas Kashalkar and Dinkar Kaikini, his music represents the Gwalior, Agra and Jaipur gharanas and is a former scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in the Arts from NAKA, and a Fellowship from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He is one of the founding members of Brooklyn Raga Massive and co-curator of their Colors of Raga concert series.

Samarth presently runs Raga Sangeet Creative and is among the first to scale digital platforms like Patreon in the Indian classical music world, pioneering new avenues of audience engagement, music education, mentorship and monetization.

To experience his music, please visit music page for recommended listening or the store to listen to and purchase albums.


Educator

Music has many layers to it, and a musician seeks to unravel those layers and explore deeper and greater realms of beauty and knowledge. For the true fulfillment of that artistic pursuit, it imperative that audiences embark on this journey with the artiste. Together, they delve into a complete and perfect world.

Samarth Nagarkar was one of the first Indian classical musicians to leverage platforms like Patreon to present a gateway for listeners to understand the music from the inside. This Patreon page includes playlist recommendations, audio and video concert recordings, Podcasts speaking about various aspects of this music, Guided listening analyzing music of great masters, interactive Ask me Anything / Q&A sessions with fans and listeners, and even 1:1 masterclasses and exclusive living-room concerts to those interested. 

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Author

As part of his efforts to educate people in the tradition of Hindustani classical vocal music, Samarth Nagakrar wrote a book titled Raga Sangeet: Understanding Hindustani Classical Vocal Music. This book leads readers through a journey of learning, assimilation, and the ultimate alchemic transformation from a student to an artiste. For connoisseurs of music, it unravels the deepest mysteries and lays out innermost concepts of the great art form that is Indian classical vocal music, or khayal music, for all to appreciate and partake of.