Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Great Musical Legend: Amjad Ali Khan

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Sarod ‘samrat’, Amjad Ali Khan is one of the most distinguished maestro in the world of Indian classical music. Amjad Ali Khan, born on October 9th, 1945 at
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, is the sixth-generation sarod player in his illustrious family. His ancestors of famous musicians, from the Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Bangash School of music,has the distinction of having developed and shaped the instrument ‘Sarod’ over several hundred years from the ancient Rabab (an Iran Folk Instrument).
Ustad lives with his wife Subbalakshmi and two sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash. His sons Aman and Ayan are promising sarod players referred to as the ‘coming masters’. They are the seventh generation in the family to continue the Sarod tradition.
The great master remains devoted to Sarod and popularising his music throughout the world.

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