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Amjad Ali Khan
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He was all of 6 years old when Amjad Ali Khan gave his first recital of Sarod. It was the beginning of yet another glorious chapter in the history of Indian classical music. 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. After his debut, the career graph of this musical legend took the speed of light, and on its way the Indian classical music scene was witness to regular and scintillating bursts of Raga supernovas. Thus, the world saw the Sarod being given a new and yet timeless interpretation by Amjad Ali Khan. Khan is one of the few maestros who consider his audience to be the soul of his motivation. As he once said, "There is no essential difference between classical and popular music. Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds Indian classical music remote." In his case, the term 'beauty of the Ragas' acquires a special meaning as he has to his credit the distinction of having created many new Ragas. It is love for music and his belief in his music that has enabled him to interpret traditional notions of music in a new refreshing way, reiterating the challenge of innovation and yet respecting the timelessness of tradition. Mr. Khan has performed regularly at the Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Kennedy Center, Santury Hall (First Indian performer), House of Commons, Theater Dela ville, Musee Guimet, ESPLANADE in Singapore, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Chicago Symphony Center, Palais beaux-arts, Mozart Hall in Frankfurt, St. James Palace and the Opera House in Australia. He has also performed at the WOMAD Festival in Adelaide and New Plymouth, Edinburgh Music Festival, World Beat Festival in Brisbane, Taranaki in New Zealand, Summer Arts Festival in Seattle, BBC Proms, International Poets Festival in Rome, Shiraz Festival, UNESCO, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Adelaide Music Festival, 1200 Years celebration of Frankfurt WOMAD Rivermead Festival, UK, and Schonbrunn in Vienna. He has also had recitals at the Edinburgh International Festival and the Enescu Festival in Bucharest. He is a recipient of the UNESCO Award (1970), Padma Vibhushan (Highest Indian civilian award) (2001); Unicef's National Ambassadorship (1996), The Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum (1997); and Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of York in 1997, England, Delhi University in 1998, Rabindra Bharati University in 2007, Kolkata and the Vishva Bharti (Deshikottam) in Shantiniketan in 2001. In 1995, Mr. Khan was awarded the Gandhi UNESCO Medal in Paris for his composition Bapukauns. In 2003, the maestro received Commander of the Order of Arts and letters by the French Government and the Fukuoka Cultural grand prize in Japan in 2004. He has represented India in the first World Arts Summit in Venice in 1991, received an Honorary Citizenship to the States of Texas (1997), Massachusetts (1984), Tennessee (1997), the city of Atlanta, Georgia (2002), Albuquerque, NM (2007)and the Key of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Lauderdale, Miami. He has been a visiting professor at the Stanford University, Indiana University, York University, Washington University, Stony Brook, North Eastern and New Mexico University. Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis honoured him by declaring April 20, 1984 as the Amjad Ali Khan Day in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1994, his name was included in fifth edition of the International Directory of distinguished Leadership. The BBC Magazine voted Mr. Khans CDs titled Bhairav to be among the best 50 classical albums of the world, in 1995. In 1999, Mr. Khan inaugurated the World Festival of Sacred Music with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2000: He was awarded the Fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Academy; In 2012 Mr. Khan brought his teaching philosophy to Stanford University in a residency titled Indian Classical Music: A Way of Life. As a finale to the Maestros residency, Amjad Ali Khan performed with Conductor Jindong Cai and the Stanford Philharmonia at the Mozart and More Festival. His collaborations include a piece composed for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yoshikazu Fukumora titled Tribute to Hong Kong, duets with guitarist Charley Byrd, Violinist Igor Frolov, Suprano Glenda Simpson, Guitarist Alvaro Pierri, Guitarist Barry Mason, Cellist Claudio Bohorquez and Cellist Matthew Barley. Mr. Khan composed the signature tune for the 48th International Film Festival. Mr Khan collaborated with American Folk artist Carrie Newcomer at Lotus Arts Festival in Bloomington in 2011. He gave a Peace Concert at the United Nations in New York in the presence of the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon, in 2010. Mr. Khan presented a Concerts at New Yorks Carnegie Hall in 1997 for Indias Fiftieth Year of Independence, in 2000 for Stony Brook University and in 2006, to mark the 100 years of Mahatma Gandhis Satyagrah Movement. In 2007, he featured in the Southbank Centres Royal Festival Hall hoardings project Rankins Front Row where his photograph is included in the frieze that will run the length of the river faade of the Royal Festival Hall. He performed at the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament on the commemoration of India's 60th year of Independence in 2007. In 2008, his concerto for Sarod, Samaagam premiered with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra at St Magnus Festival, at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. This was an extraordinary collaboration with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, which was the latest embodiment of his unique ability to give new form to the purity and discipline of the Indian classical music tradition. In 2009, Mr. Khan presented his Sarod concerto Samagam with the Taipei Chinese Orchestra. The same year Amjad Ali Khan was nominated for a Grammy award in the best traditional world music album category. Khan had been nominated for the album 'Ancient Sounds', a joint-venture with Iraqi oud soloist Rahim Alhaj. Samaagam was released worldwide in 2011 on Harmonia Mundis World Village label. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Khan was the focus of a 4-concert residency at the Wigmore Hall in London including a new piece with the Britten Sinfonia. 2013 saw the premiered Ananta Opus 195 written by Pierre Thilloy, a concerto for Sarod, symphonic and electronic orchestra, conducted by Samuel Jean performed by Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash with the Avignon Provence Symphonic Orchestra and the Kords Collective. Same year, Amjad Ali Khan presented his Sarod Concerto Samaagam along with Orchestre d'Auvergne and Orchestre national d'le de France conducted by Kaspar Zehnder in France. Mr. Khan gave a Sarod recital at the Special Music Concert organized by the United Nations in 2014, called "Music for Peace". He toured India with the Britten Sinfonia, one of the worlds most celebrated and pioneering ensembles after the first performance together at Londons Wigmore Hall in 2012. Mr. Khan authored his first book, My Father, Our Fraternity in 2012. This book is a personal memoir which brings alive the rich classical music tradition from the early twentieth century to the present. The book offers an insiders view of this era, through the life and times of his father, the famous sarod icon, Haafiz Ali Khan. It is through this narrative that Mr. Khan traces his own personal and profession journey. Two books have been written on him. The first is titled, The world of Amjad Ali Khan by UBS Publishers in 1995 and the second, Abba-Gods Greatest Gift to us by his sons, Amaan and Ayaan published by Roli Books-Lustre Publications in 2002. A documentary on Mr. Khan called Strings for Freedom won the Bengal Film Journalist Association Award and was also screened at the Ankara Film Festival in 1996. As UKs The Guardian rightly said in 2005 It was like watching an Indian classical answer to Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker crashing through their favourite Robert Johnson covers at the Cream revival earlier this month. Amjad Ali Khan may be a master of the sarod rather than the guitar,but once he had built

Amaan Ali Khan
Music
Amaan Ali Bangash, is the eldest son and disciple of the Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan and grandson of Haafiz Ali Khan. He belongs to the seventh generation in an unbroken chain of the Senia Bangash School. He was initiated by his father into the fine art of Sarod playing and gave his first public performance at age eight. Amaans musical style is marked by its precision in tunefulness, bold and resonant strokes, along with tradition and continuity of Indian Classical Music. Amaans performances have evoked creditable applause. Today, Amaan is considered one of the finest Sarod players in the world and has obtained a very special place for himself among music enthusiasts across continents. He is an inspiration for the younger generation of musicians. He continues to enchant audiences with his virtuosity, sheer brilliance and charismatic stage presence. Amaan has performed at numerous main stream venues in India and around the world. In 1986, he performed at the Festival of India in Moscow. Thereafter, he made his UK debut in 1990 and his US debut in New York at the Asia Society in 1991. He performed for the Temenos academy at St. James Palace in London for HRH Prince of Wales in 1995, 1997 and 2003. Amaan hosted a music series on Zee TV called Sa Re Ga Ma, with his brother, Ayaan, from 2001-2012. .In 2001 and 2002 he also took part at the Summer Arts Festival in Seattle and the Edinburgh Festival in the UK, he performed with Cellist Matthew Barley and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain along with a series of workshops and also worked on his album Strings Attached with A Matthew Barley, in July 2002. He released his solo album titled Amaan, in 2002.Upon reviewing this album, Songlines World music magazine said that he was a worthy heir to his fathers crown. Amaan did an Australian Tour in 1999 and 2003 where he played at the World Beat Festival in Brisbane, Opera House in Sydney and the WOMAD Festival in New Plymouth and Adelaide. Amaan has also preformed regularly at the Palais beaux-arts in Brussels; the ESPLANADE in Singapore; the Chicago Symphony Center, the Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in the USA; the Womad and Salisbury Festival and the Enescu Festival in Bucharest; and the Royal Festival Hall and Barbican Center in the UK. In 2005 Amaan composed music for the film American Daylight which was directed by Academy Award winner Rodger Christian. In the same year, he also collaborated with the Derek Trucks Band at the Savannah Music Festival in Georgia and featured with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan in Real World Records album called Moksha. In 2006 Amaan collaborated with Evelyn Glennie at Queen Elisabeth Hall at the Rhythm Sticks Festival and also appeared at the WOMAD Rivermead Festival in UK. His electronica lounge albums titled Reincarnation (2005) and Truth (2006) won him critical acclaim. Amaan performed at the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament on the commemoration of India's 60th year of Independence and did a concert for Coca Cola at The Fox Theater, Atlanta, in 2007. In 2009, he played at the United Nations in New York in presence of Ban Ki Moon to commemorate the Ode to Peace Concert along with his Father. In April 2011, , Amaan collaborated with American Folk artist Carrie Newcomer at Lotus Arts Festival in Bloomington along with his father and brother and also performed at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. In 2011, Amaan collaborated on a project with folk singer and song writer Carrie Newcomer premiered called Everything Is Everywhere. This project with Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash release on Light Records the same year with concerts in Indiana. A love for haunting melody lines, an attraction to compelling rhythms and a sense of deep spiritual grounding are the connecting threads in this musical confluence. In 2011, Amaan also performed for Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper at the Year of India Inauguration at Musee de la Civilisation Theatre in Ottawa. In 2012, Amaan Ali Bangash stared in a PETA ad strumming his Sarod against a backdrop of birds flying freely across the sky and next to the words "Bring Harmony to Birds' Lives - Let Birds Fly Free". In 2013, he also presented his fathers Sarod Concerto Samaagam with the London Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor David Murphy; same year he performed in the US at Duke University, NC and concluded at Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; the same year he performed with Oudist Rahim Alhaj for Amjad Ali Khans Grammy Nominated project, Ancient Sounds at Kirkland Center of Performing Arts and Chicago World Music Festival; and performed at Lisbons Gulbenkian Msica. Amaan and Ayaan composed two customised special albums New Delhi in 2011 and Raga in 2013 for The Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts. In 2014, Amaan toured India with Britten Sinfonia, one of the world's most celebrated and pioneering ensembles. He performed at WOMAD Festival at Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England; and performed at The Getty Center in Los Angeles under its annual concert series Sounds of L.A. The series explores L.As varied musical geography, celebrating the work of masters as well as up-and-coming musicians from around the globe. He also played at a Peace Concert at the United Nations, presented by The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, along with the UN Academic Impact (an initiative of the Department of Public Information of the UN) at the Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium at the United Nations. In 2012 he played at New Yorks Metropolitan Museum and The Lensic in Santa Fe. The same year, his performance with his father recorded at Wigmore Hall was released under the live at Wigmore Hall series in UK. The latest album Rang - Colors of Sufism released in March features Amaan and Ayaans interpretations of traditional Qawwalis on the Sarod in 2012. Amaan recently performed at Stanford Universitys Dinkelspiel Auditorium at the end of his fathers Stanford University residency in 2012. In 2013, Ananta Opus 195, a concerto for sarod, symphonic and electronic orchestra written by Pierre Thilloy and performed by Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash with the Avignon Provence Symphonic Orchestra and the Kords Collective, conducted by Samuel Jean premiered in India. His latest release is called Live in Lisbon, produced by Sarod Records, co-founded by Amaan and Ayaan, released on iTunes recorded live at Grande Auditrio Gulbenkian. In October 2002, Amaan received the Provogue Societys Young Acheivers Award for performing Arts. He was a recipient of the MTVs Lycra Award for the Most Stylish person in Music in 2006. In 2007, he was honoured by the Mayor of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma with the Keys to the City along with an Honorary Citizenship and the Bharat Shiromani Award for Instrumental music. He was also felicitated by the Swiss brand Raymond Weil for his achievements over the years at the launch of their new collection of timepieces titled Freelancer, in 2011. In 2014, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash performed at the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway on as well as the Nobel Peace Prize Concert along with the lineup of Queen Latifa, Steven Tyler, Nuno Bettencourt and Laura Mvula. In addition to playing the Sarod, Amaan co-authored a book with Ayaan titled Abba-Gods greatest gift to us on his fathers life in November 2002. Roli Books, Lustre Publications published the book as a part of their Family Pride series. Amaan has also anchored Top Drive, the all new television series on Star World that was aired in January 2003 for five episodes. He also took part in the relay for the 2004 Athens Olympics in New Delhi in June 2004. In early 2010, he co-authored his second book with Ayaan called 50 Maestros 50 Recordings for Harper Collins and also released an album called The Music Room and Sarod Symphony with his father and guru. In 2013, their new project Headwaters released. The collaboration is with Malcolm Dalglish, a renowned Hammered Dulcimer player from the US. A project, with its interplay of ancient voices an

Ayaan Ali Khan
Music
Ayaan Ali Bangash represents the seventh generation of a musical lineage known as the Senia Bangash School. The younger son and disciple of the Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Ayaan stepped into the world of music and the Sarod, at a very early age, with confidence, clarity, consistency and technical mastery all of which he learnt at his father's knees. Ayaan gave his solo debut when he was eight years old and has been performing concerts in India and abroad, since then. He has also assisted his illustrious father at concerts all over the world. Over the years today, Ayaan has carved out a special niche for himself in the world of music. His approach, vision and versatility make him an icon for the youth in the music industry. His contribution in making the Sarod a cross-over instrument in a variety of genres has projected him as an artist of high repute. Ayaan has won the hearts of music lovers both in India and abroad. He made his UK debut in 1989 and US Debut in 1991 at the Asia Society in New York. From 1997 onwards Ayaan has performed regularly at the Carnegie Hall and Smithsonian in the US; Palais Beaux-Arts in Brussels; Chicago Symphony Center, ESPLANADE in Singapore; Summer Arts Festival in Seattle; and at the Edinburgh Music Festival and the Royal Festival Hall in London. He made his debut tour to Australia in 2003. Ayaan has played concerts at the WOMAD Festival in Adelaide and New Plymouth, World Beat Festival in Brisbane and at the Opera House in Sydney. Ayaan performed for HRH the Prince of Wales at St. James Palace for the Temenos Academy in 1997. In 2000, Ayaan joined his father at the Dalai Lamas Sacred Music Festival inauguration in New Delhi From 2000 to 2001, Ayaan hosted a very popular music and talent show air on Zee TV called Sa Re Ga Ma, with his brother, Amaan. In November 2002, Ayaan co-authored a book with his brother, Amaan titled Abba-Gods Greatest Gift to us. This book was on his fathers life and was published by Roli Books, Lustre Publications under the Family Pride Series. Ayaan collaborated with the noted Cellist Mathew Barley of UK at the Royal Festival Hall in 2002. In July 2002, Ayaan conducted a workshop for the National Youth Orchestra of UK with Matthew Barley which was followed by a concert with the NYO. Over the years Ayaan has performed at Konzerthaus in Vienna; Symphony Hall in Birmingham; Bridgewater Hall in Manchester; Recital Hall in 2005, The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; and the Centre d`Art Contemporain in Geneva and the UN International Labour Organisation auditorium, Geneva in 2006. In 2003, Ayaan performed for Prince Charles at his High Grove Estate for Temenos Academy. In the following years Ayaan played at the Symphony Hall in Fukuoka and New Yorks Town Hall. In 2005 he composed the music score for Roger Christians film American Daylight. He played at the Metropolitan Museum in 2012 and Salisbury Festival in UK in 2005, among other venues across the world. In 2005 Ayaan collaborated with Guitarist Dereck Truks of the Allman Brothers band at the Savannah Festival. In the same year, he also recorded with Real World Records and featured in one solo track in his fathers album Moksha. In July 2006 Ayaan collaborated with Evelyn Glennie at Queen Elisabeth Hall. Bestowed with the MTVs Lycra Award for the Most Stylish person in Music in 2006, Ayaan was honoured by the Mayor of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma with the Keys to the City along with an Honorary Citizenship and the Bharat Shiromani Award for Instrumental music in 2007. He also performed at the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament on the commemoration of India's 60th year of Independence in 2007. In 2009, Ayaan played at the United Nations in New York in presence of Ban Ki Moon to commemorate the Ode to Peace Concert along with his father. In 2011 a collaborative project between folk singer songwriter Carrie Newcomer premiered called Everything Is Everywhere at Lotus Arts Festival in Bloomington. The project with Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash released on Light Records. Ayaan played the same year at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Ayaans concert at Wigmore Hall along with his father released under the Live at Wigmore Hall series was recorded in 2010. In 2010 Ayaan and Amaan, released their second book titled 50 Maestros 50 Recordings which was published by Harper Collins. In 2012, Ayaan starred in a PETA advertisement strumming his sarod against a backdrop of birds flying freely across the sky,next to the words "Bring Harmony to Birds' Lives - Let Birds Fly Free". The advertisement was against the caging of birds . In 2013, Ayaan performed the Ananta Opus 195, along with his father and brother. This was a concerto for the sarod, symphonic and electronic orchestra written by Pierre Thilloy in collaboration with Avignon Provence Symphonic Orchestra and the Kords Collective, conducted by Samuel Jean that premiered in India. Amaan and Ayaan composed two customised special albums New Delhi in 2011 and Raga in 2013 for The Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts. In 2013 Ayaan recently performed in his fathers Sarod Concert Samaagam with the London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Murphy. Ayaan also presented his fathers Sarod Concerto Samaagam with the London Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor David Murphy in 2013. Same year saw concerts at Duke University, NC and Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The same year, he also performed with his father and brother and Oudist Rahim Alhaj for Amjad Ali Khans Grammy Nominated project, Ancient Sounds at Kirkland Center of Performing Arts and Chicago World Music Festival and the same year he performed at Lisbons Gulbenkian Msica. In 2014, Ayaan had a week long residence with his father at Indiana University Bloomington. They were the first residents of the first School of Global and International Studies Artist at this University. He also toured with the Britten Sinfonia, one of the world's most celebrated and pioneering ensembles; performed at WOMAD Festival at Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England; and performed at The Getty Center in Los Angeles under its annual concert series Sounds of L.A., in 2014. In 2014, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash performed at the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway on as well as the Nobel Peace Prize Concert along with the lineup of Queen Latifa, Steven Tyler, Nuno Bettencourt and Laura Mvula. Along with his many solo classical albums, Ayaan has crossed the bridge between Indian music and a variety of genres with his electronica and lounge albums like Reincarnation, Truth, Mysic Dunes, Passion and Dreamz. He also released two albums titled The Music Room and Sarod Symphony with his father and guru in 2010. The latest album Rang - Colours of Sufism was released in March 2012 featuring Amaan and Ayaans interpretations of traditional Qawwalis on the Sarod. In 2013, their new project Headwaters released. The collaboration is with Malcolm Dalglish, a renowned Hammered Dulcimer player from the US. A project, with its interplay of ancient voices and images. In 2014, Ayaan co-founded Sarod Records with Amaan that releases their music exclusively on iTunes. Iraqi oud virtuoso and composer Rahim AlHaj and the Khans once again joined together to release a modern string masterpiece performed on ancient instruments. Their new CD Infinite Hope on UR Music follows their Grammy-nominated 2010 release Ancient Sounds . Infinite Hope is a continuation of a journey that reaches out to all individuals, groups or foundations that want peace, harmony, forgiveness and reconciliation. This project wishes to have music shape the consciousness in a way that contributes to oneness. In 2015, sarod virtuosos Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash joined forces with American violinist Elmira Darvarova to create a unique collaboration. The first fruit of this meeting was their recording, SOUL STRINGS released by Naxos, a bridge across which their respective traditions were carried whole and uncompromised. What that first album suggested subtly, about this daring, supercha

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