Wajahat Khan

Infobox Musical artist


Name = Wajahat Khan
Background = sarod player and composer
Origin = Calcutta, India
Instrument = Sarod
Occupation = Indian Classical musician
Years_active = 1977 to present
Label = Nimbus Records
URL = http://www.wajahatkhan.com/

Wajahat Khan is an Indian sarod player who has earned international acclaim since 1977. He is the third son of Imrat Khan, nephew of Vilayat Khan and a member of the multi-generational musical Khan family which founded the Imdadkhani Gharana . He was born in Calcutta, India and now divides his time between London and India.

Wajahat started his professional career in music as a child prodigy singer touring the world at the age of 8 including a performance on BBC Television. In his teens, he decided to specialise in sarod, marking an interesting departure from his family's traditional instruments of sitar and surbahar.

He has performed extensively around the world including performances at prestigious venues such as the Kremlin, the Acropolis of Athens, the Royal Albert Hall for the Proms, the Smithsonian Institution, Suntory Hall and the Glastonbury Festival.

Whilst mainly focussing on traditional Indian classical music, he has also ventured into crossover working with orchestras such as the London Sinfonietta. He has composed for and recorded with the Medici String Quartet.

Discography

His CDs include:
* "Nocturne: Late Evening Raga of Romantic Mood" (2003)
* "Indian Raags for Sarod, Tabla and Tanpura" (2001)
* "Raag Desh" (2000)
* "Rag Yaman Kalyan/Rag Gaoti"(1996)

External links

* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040218/punjab1.htm Gurvinder Kaur, "Sitar-sarod jugalbandi moves all hearts", The Tribune, Feb 18, 2004] - concert review (India)
* [http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/2006/04/12/lstyle/lst01_12042006.htm Rupert Mayr, "Indian virtuosos delight music lovers", The Herald, April 12, 2006] - concert review (South Africa)
* [http://www.wajahatkhan.com/ Wajahat Khan's website]

Persondata
NAME=Khan, Wajahat|SHORT DESCRIPTION=Musician
DATE OF BIRTH=May 10 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH=Calcutta, India
DATE OF DEATH=living