Genres Hindustani classical Occupation(s) singer | Name Mashkoor Khan | |
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Born 27 February 1957 ( 1957-02-27 ) Associated acts Abdul Karim KhanAbdul Wahid KhanShakoor KhanHafizullah Khan Website | ||
Ustad mashkoor ali khan yaman
Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan is an Indian classical singer, teacher, and one of the primary living masters of the Kirana gharana musical style. As the grandson of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan he is a descendant of the gharana's family lineage. He was educated by his father, the sarangi player Ustad Shakoor Khan, a major sarangi player of the 20th century and a student of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan.
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- Ustad mashkoor ali khan yaman
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- Contributions to Musicology
- Students
- Awards
- References
Mashkoor Ali Khan is considered a master of his style, and performs as an A-grade artist with All India Radio, and is on the faculty of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, a prominent institution of Indian Classical Music, as their senior teacher of the Kirana style.
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Contributions to Musicology
As a scholar, Khan is also known for his work preserving traditional musical compositions and has collected one of the largest archives of unique bandish (musical compositions) in the world, partially inherited as the grandson of Abdul Karim Khan and grandnephew of Abdul Wahid Khan - the founders of the Kirana gharana.
Students
Notable students include his nephews Amjad Ali Khan and Arshad Ali Khan, Sandip Bhattacharjee, the late Shanti Sharma, and the American composer/pianist Michael Harrison who he has also performed with. He is also currently training his daughter Shahana Ali Khan.
Awards
Recipient of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2015, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan has received many other awards as well, including the 'Abhinav Kala Sammelan' (1993), the 'Master Dinanath Mangeshkar' (1994), the 'Swaranjali' (1997), the 'Best Vocalist Award' by the Bharatiya Sanskriti Samsad (1990) and the 'Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan and Faiyyaz Ahmed Khan Memorial Award' (2004), and Hindusthan Art & Music Society's 'Gandharva' award (2012). The Salt Lake Cultural Association of Kolkata gave him the title of 'Bandish Nawaz' in 1998, and 'Sangeet Ratna' in 2002.
