Mashkoor Ali Khan

Mashkoor Ali Khan
Background information
Born (1957-02-27)27 February 1957
Genres Hindustani classical
Occupation(s) singer
Associated acts
Website http://www.mashkooralikhan.com/

Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan is an Indian classical singer, teacher, and one of the primary living masters of the Kirana gharana musical style.[1] 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,[2] a major sarangi player of the 20th century and a student of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan.[3]

Mashkoor Ali Khan is considered a master of his style,[4] and performs as an A-grade artist with All India Radio, and is on the faculty of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy,[5] a prominent institution of Indian Classical Music, as their senior teacher of the Kirana style.[6]

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,[7] 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 nephew Arshad Ali Khan, Sandip Bhattacharjee, the late Shanti Sharma,[8] and the American composer/pianist Michael Harrison who he has also performed with.[9] He is also currently training another nephew, Adnan Khan, and his daughter Shahana Ali Khan.[10]

Awards

Recipient of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2015,[11][12] 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'[13] in 1998, and 'Sangeet Ratna' in 2002.[14]

References

  1. ↑ New York Magazine, Volume 40, Issues 16-23, Page 166
  2. ↑ "Mashkoor Ali Khan". The Rubin Museum. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shakoor Khan". Sangi Rangi. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Belgaumkar, Govind (2010-11-23). "Mashkoor Ali Khan gives taste of good music". The Hindu Newspaper. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Faculty Listing". ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Sruti Magazine, June 2015, Issue 244, page 45
  7. ↑ "17th ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan". ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Sruti Magazine, June 2015, Issue 244, page 45
  9. ↑ Kozinn, Alan (2010-06-22). "Celebrating With a Democratic Spirit". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  10. ↑ Sruti Magazine, June 2015, Issue 244, page 45
  11. ↑ http://www.jkmonitor.org/index.php/interviews/14271-sangeet-natak-akademi-fellowships-akademi-ratna-and-sangeet-natak-akademi-awards
  12. ↑ http://scroll.in/latest/807136/sangeet-natak-akademi-announces-winners-of-its-2015-awards
  13. ↑ Belgaumkar, Govind (2010-11-23). "Mashkoor Ali Khan gives taste of good music". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  14. ↑ 2006 Report - Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, All India Radio Awards Section


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.