Archana Kanhere was born in a family of kirtankar and tabla player Vasudeo R. Upadye. She received her preliminary lessons in music from her father. This helped her in pursuing an academic career in music. She stood first in her B.A. (Music) examination from S.N.D.T. College at Pune and stood second in M.A. (Music).
She received a Sawai Gandharva scholarship in 1974 and started training with popular vocalist Manik Verma. Archana Kanhere was also fortunate to receive guidance from eminent vocalist Jitendra Abhisheki. She is currently pursuing research on vocal compositions under the guidance of sitar player and composer Shankar Abhyankar.
She has performed in many prestigious music programmes in India and abroad.
Apart from her classical recitals, Archana Kanhere has been involved with Marathi and Sanskrit Natya Sangeet. She has several commercial albums to her credit.
Archana Kanhere is the Vice-President of Swarendu. She was also a consultant to a popular Doordarshan serial Raag Ek Rang Anek.
Currently Archana is senior teacher for Indian Classical Music at the Indian Women’s Club in Bangkok, Thailand.
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