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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
  • Date of Birth:
    March 21, 1946
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aries
  • Place of Birth:
    Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian

Family

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
  • Father:
    Hafiz Ali Khan
  • Spouse:
    Subbulakshmi
  • Son:
    Ayaan
    Amaan

Career

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Trivia

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
  • Is married to Subbulakshmi and has two sons Ayaan - Amaan are already set to carry their Father's legacy to the next generation of Hindustani Music and Sarod.
  • Was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.
  • Has also stated that this extended bends is an advantage over fretted string instruments like the sitar.
  • Is also noted for producing a wider variety of sounds on the sarod using bends up to 7 notes by sliding across the fingerboard.
  • Has developed a unique style of playing the sarod.
  • Was born to the Gwalior Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Bangash School of Music and is the sixth generation inheritor of this lineage.
  • Was taught by his father Hafiz Ali Khan, a musician to the royal family of Gwalior.
  • His forefathers came from Afghanistan to India's relaxed music atmosphere and brought the Rabab which later developed into Sarod.
  • Is a highly acclaimed Indian sarod player and composer.

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