About Pandit. Dr. Satish Hampiholi
Sri Dr. Satish Hampiholi was born in 1965 to parents Late Smt and Sri Shantabai Dattatreya Hampiholi in Hubli. He learned Tabla from Late Pandit Basavaraj Bendigeri initially. Presently he is getting more guidance from Dr. Pandit Rachayya Hiremath, Dharwad. After coming to Bengaluru he established Sree Sadguru Music Academy. For the last three decades, he has been successfully organizing memorable Music Festivals and programs, like Vachana Nirantara, Daasa Nirantara, Shata Tabla Vaadana, Shata Gayana, Sangeetha Shravana, Sadguru Sangeethotsava, and many more. He has participated in prestigious Musical programs organized in places like America, Australia, Canada, England, Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Singapore along with other renowned Singers, Instrumental artists as a Tabla accompanist & conducted many workshops in & around the countries where ever he has traveled.
Now as a new venture dedicated to his Guru Late Basavaraj Bendigeri, Satish Hampiholi Music Foundation has been established. This platform has been created to encourage young budding talents in the fields of Instrumental Music and Singing. It aims to organize programs every three months, including Singing and Instrumental programs. It also aims at organizing Music and Dance festivals in various districts of Karnataka every year, which is dedicated to his Guru and its objective is to recognize talented artists and felicitate them.