Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Trivia

• 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.