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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. Khan was born into a classical musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s.
AMJAD ALI KHAN - Masterpieces for Sarod and Violin. This double\-album presents Amjad Ali Khan’s compositions for Sarod and Violin as a collection comprising the works previously premiered in three separate albums.
Amjad Ali Khan is the first North Indian artist to have performed in honor of Saint Thyagaraja at the Thiruvaiyur shrine in Tamil Nadu. Apart from many of his students, his sons, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, are exceptional Sarod players.
Taught by his father Haafiz Ali Khan, Amjad Ali Khan was born to the illustrious Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Bangash School of music. Today he shoulders the sixth generation of inheritance in this legendary lineage.
Amjad Ali Khan, born in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) in 1945, is the sixth-generation sarod player in his family and his ancestors have developed and shaped the instrument over several hundred years. “You could say it’s my family instrument”, he says with justifiable pride.
Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical singer and teacher of Kirana Gharana. He has performed all over the world and is the founder of Kirana Gharana Music Academy that teaches students classical music.
Dec 28, 2019 · Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan is one of India’s greatest musicians. Born into a classical musical family, he has performed internationally since the 1960s. Son of Hafiz Ali Khan, Amjad Ali Khan,...
Widely recognised as one of his instrument’s leading modern masters, Amjad sees his music as an attempt to create peace as well as beauty. He credits his father with opening his eyes to the universality of spiritual practice, and went on to play at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.
The Gharana, hailing from UP, is credited to give “the Indian classical khayal” singing the form that it bears today. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Sahab is considered the torch-bearer of this illustrious gharana.
Nov 23, 2023 · U stad Amjad Ali Khan — a name that resonates with the soul-stirring melodies of the sarod — stands as a luminary in the realm of classical Indian music. Born into the illustrious Bangash lineage of musicians, Khan is not merely a virtuoso instrumentalist but a custodian of a musical legacy that spans seven generations.
