Sorry to say this, the piece seems to have been written a little carelessly, and probably in a hurry. It mentions twice that the maestro was 88 years old, that Yehudi Menuhin called him the greatest musician in the world, and that he had absolute mastery of the 25-stringed sarod. Please amend, and delete me message.
Ali Akbar Khan performed all over India to great applause and rave critical acclaim, and also traveled the world extensively in the West. In 1956, Khan founded the Ali Akbar College of Music in Calcutta, with the mission to teach and spread Indian classical music. Two years later, he founded another school of the same name in Berkeley, California; it moved to its present location in San Rafael, California in 1968. Khan has been based in the United States since the foundation of the San Rafael school, although he tours extensively. However, ill health in recent times has curtailed this. In 1985 he founded another branch of the Ali Akbar College of Music in Basel, Switzerland.
He is a past master at outlining a melody with great economy of stroke, which has stood him in good stead in his short 78 rpm records in the middle of the last century. His long concert performances progress from the meditative (alap, jod) to the exhilarating (gat, jhala) in a highly structured build-up in the Senia beenkar style. He is also a fine exponent of "sawal-jawab", a dialogue between two instruments (usually one melodic and one percussion). Of late, ill health has reduced the frequency of his concerts and affected his physical dexterity on his instrument.
Khan has participated in a number of classic jugalbandi pairings, most notably with Ravi Shankar, the late Nikhil Banerjee and the violinist L. Subramaniam. A few recordings of some spectacular duets with Vilayat Khan also exist. He has a
Re: Sarodist - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan - bio. Sad loss
by upekshit hai on Jun 19, 2009 04:29 PM
Amjad ali khan is very much alive..the one who died is ali akbar khan..f000l
Re: Re: Sarodist - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan - bio. Sad loss
by Oomshik Tooshik on Jun 19, 2009 04:33 PM
What? I thought only one famous sarod wala who has two sons. First I thought mistake, now I realized he was wrong.
So it is not Amjad Ali Khan again? Then he must his son of Akbar Ali Khan.
Re: Re: Re: by the way which exam he has written so he passed.
by DeathIsJustABeginning on Jun 19, 2009 04:23 PM
by the way i teach english in kerala.. and very famous here. and very successful also.
Re: Re: Re: Re: by the way which exam he has written so he passed
by Zeng kaBaap on Jun 19, 2009 04:53 PM
LOL! you are an English teacher in kerala and you consider yourself successful.
Re: Re: Re: Re: by the way which exam he has written so he passed
by joga rao on Jun 19, 2009 04:34 PM
This shows the literacy rate in Kerala.Very Unfortunate students whom u teach.
Re: by the way which exam he has written so he passed.
by joga rao on Jun 19, 2009 04:32 PM
Very Unfortunate to raise such silly question u Idiot.It is shameful for your teacher and the school u have pursued.
Re: was he famous??
by upekshit hai on Jun 19, 2009 04:20 PM
you have poor knowledge..thts all. amjad ali khan and he are from differnt legacies and have differnrt style of sarod playing..he is responsible with pt.ravi shankar to popularise indian classical in West.from 40 yrs he is teaching sarod to westerns and have huge line of disciples.
Re: About Sarod Maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
by shubasrikrishna on Jun 19, 2009 04:18 PM
it is heartfelt condolences. heartiest is used for positive things like congratulations.
My deepest condolences to the family of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. I have been fortunate to have attended several Jugalbandi concerts of the late Ustad along with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha. Together, the trio weaved a magical spell that left the audiences gasping with delight. I wonder if we will ever see such class again.
