Pandit Prabhakar Karekar (1944 – 12 February 2025)[1] was a Hindustani classical vocalist, born in Goa, Portuguese India.
[3][4] Prabhakar Janardan Karekar was born into a Daivadnya family in 1944,[5] which was then Portuguese Goa.
His Hindustani vocal music training came from Suresh Haldankar, Jitendra Abhisheki, and C. R.
He has many recordings to his credit and has performed, lectured and held workshops or taken part in conferences in many countries.
[5] He entered the world of fusion music with Ornette Coleman (U.S.A.), and Sultan Khan (India).