- Shujaat Husain Khan
Shujaat Husain Khan is a noted Indian musician and
sitar player belonging to theImdadkhani gharana and is the son of UstadVilayat Khan . He has also been acclaimed for his vocals, and has performed in the band Ghazal withKayhan Kalhor . His style known as the gayaki ang, is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice.His musical pedigree continues back through seven generations: his grandfather, Ustad
Enayat Khan ; his great-grandfather, UstadImdad Khan ; and his great-great-grandfather, Ustad Sahebdad Khan - all leading artists and torchbearers of the Imdadkhani gharana with its roots inMymensingh (present dayBangladesh ).Shujaat has performed at numerous music festivals in India and has traveled around the world performing in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. Shujaat Husain Khan's approach to rhythm is largely intuitive, fresh and spontaneous, always astonishing his audiences. He is also known for his exceptional voice, which he uses for singing folk songs, including the album "Lajo Lajo", as well as poetry, as in "Hazaron Khwaishen" [ [http://www.music-today.com/allinseries.phtml?series_id=653&genere_id=8 Music Today ] ] .
Shujaat Khan was featured in the concerts celebrating
India 's 50th anniversary of independence in 2007, and performed at theCarnegie Hall inNew York ,Paramount Theater in Seattle, andMeyers Symphony Theater inDallas . In a special performance, he also played at the United Nations in the Assembly Hall inGeneva .His memorable appearances include performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Royce Hall in Los Angeles and Congress Hall in Berlin. In the summer of 1999, he was the featured soloist with the
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra . His collaboration with different genres of music has been a very strong point as is evidenced by the enormously successful Indo-Persian venture, the Ghazal Ensemble. Their album, Rain, was nominated for a Grammy award in 2004.In January 2000, the
Boston Herald listed Shujaat Khan, along with luminaries likeSeiji Ozawa andLuciano Pavarotti among the top 25 upcoming cultural events for the year.He has been invited as visiting faculty at the
Dartington School of Music in England, theUniversity of Washington in Seattle, and atUCLA .He has over 50 musical releases on a variety of international labels; and a video called "Khandan".
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