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Grand Master Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan stands among the worlds most revered masters of classical music. Born into a legendary musical lineage as the son of sarod virtuoso Haafiz Ali Khan, he gave his first public performance at the tender age of six. Renowned for revolutionizing the technique of sarod playing, he has shaped a career that spans over six illustrious decades.
He is a recipient of the UNESCO Award, Padma Vibhushan (Highest Indian civilian award), Unicef’s National Ambassadorship, The Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and Hon’ry Doctorates from the Universities of York in 1997, England, Delhi University in 1998, Rabindra Bharati University in 2007, Kolkata and the Vishva Bharti (Deshikottam) in Shantiniketan in 2001. He has represented India in the first World Arts Summit in Venice in 1991, received Hon’ry Citizenship to the States of Texas (1997), Massachusetts (1984), Tennessee (1997), the city of Atlanta, Georgia (2002), Albuquerque, NM (2007)and the Key of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Lauderdale, Miami. April 20th, 1984 was declared as Amjad Ali Khan Day in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1995, Mr. Khan awarded the Gandhi UNESCO Medal in Paris for his composition Bapukauns. In 2003,the maestro received Commander of the Order of Arts and letters by the French Government and the Fukuoka Cultural grand prize in Japan in 2004.His groundbreaking sarod concerto Samaagam has been performed by leading orchestras across the globe, such as the Britten Sinfonia, Orchestre National d’le-de-France, Orchestre dAuvergne, London Philharmonia, Gulbenkian Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony, Welsh National Opera, Atlanta Symphony, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
As an educator, he has shared his knowledge at institutions including Stanford University, the University of New Mexico, and the Jacobs School of Music. In recognition of his artistic excellence and contributions to global music, he was awarded the Gold Medal at the Global Music Awards.
In 2018, Amjad Ali Khan headlined the United Nations Day Concert alongside his sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, and the Refugee Orchestra Project. The concert, dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, embraced the theme of Traditions of Peace and Non-Violence and was held in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres.
In a unique collaboration bridging genres, Khan joined Gwen Stefani and Jon Bon Jovi for VetsAid, the charity concert organized by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joe Walsh, in both 2020 and 2021. Together with Walsh, he released a three-song EP titled Prayers, honoring doctors and frontline workers during the pandemic.
In a recent tribute to his extraordinary legacy, the city of San Diego officially declared April 13 as Amjad Ali Khan Day.
Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash
The Sarod duo, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash carry forward the legacy of eminent Sarod personalities like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan.They have performed across the globe including the Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center & at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2014 in Oslo.
Ghatam Giridhar Udupa
Synonymous with the ghatam, world-renowned percussionist Ghatam Giridhar Udupa is one of the most loved names in the field of music. With three decades of musical journey enriched by collaborations with eminent artists across the world, concert visits to more than fifty countries and numerous accolades and awards, Udupa today stands as a true global icon, an ambassador of world music, and a pioneering exponent of Carnatic Classical Music.
His journey started at the age of 4, when he took to percussions under the mentorship of his father Vidwan Ullur Nagendra Udupa and later under Vidhushi Sukkanya Ramgopal and Vidwan V Suresh. Rooted firmly in the tradition of Carnatic Classical Music, Udupa has extensively widened the boundaries of his repertoire with a wide range of pathbreaking collaborations.
He is the founder and director of The Udupa Foundation, a registered charitable trust founded in 2015, with the aim of promoting music, performing arts and culture.
He is the Brand Ambassador for Harman AKG Microphones.
He is one of the few musicians from India to perform at the prestigious United Nations in March 2011. He has performed at the most prestigious venues in the world including Carnegie Hall New York (USA), Sydney Opera House – Sydney (Australia), The Kennedy Centre – Washington D.C. (USA), Royal Festival Hall – London (UK), Wortham Centre Houston (USA), and others.
He has accompanied eminent South Indian Classical Musicians including Sarvashree M.Balamuralikrishna, M.S.Gopalkrishnan, R.K.Srikantan, T.N.Krishnan, T.K.Murthy, Palghat Raghu, Umayalpuram K.Sivaraman, Guru Karaikudi R Mani, L.Subramaniam, N.Ramani, K.J.Yesudas, T.V.Gopalkrishnan, Mysore Nagaraj & Mysore Manjunath, V Kamalakar Rao, Yella Venkateswara Rao, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, R.Vishveshwaran, Ganesh & Kumaresh, A.V.Anandh, T.V. Sankaranarayanan, T.N.Seshagopalan, A.K.Palanivel, Trichy Sankaran, Srimushnam Raja Rao, Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam, A.K.C Natarajan, Mandolin Srinivas, Chitravina Ravikiran, R.K.Padmanabha, Jayanthi Kumaresh, R.K.Suryanarayana, Basavanagudi G Nataraj, T M Krishna, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Aruna Sairam, Sudha Raghunathan, Bombay Jayashri, M S Sheela and others.
Apart from playing authentic Carnatic Classical music, he has performed in many Hindustani Classical, Fusion, Jazz, Blues, Flamenco, Celtic Music, Latin Music, Arabic Music, Japanese Music, Talavadya (Percussion Ensemble), Bollywood Music, European Folk Music, Symphony Orchestra, and has been part of numerous International Music Festivals with renowned Indian Musicians like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Sultan Khan, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Pandit Kumar Bose, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa, Hariharan, Trilok Gurtu, Sivamani, Ranjit Barot, Louis Banks, Niladri Kumar, Ronu Majumdar, Taufiq Qureshi, Fazal Qureshi, Amit Heri, Lucky Ali, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Bikram Ghosh, Rahul Sharma, and Western Musicians like John Mclaughlin, Larry Coryell, Hubert Laws, Ernie Watts, Airto Moreira, John Kaizan Neptune, Lewis Pragasam and others. He has also worked with many leading music directors from the Film industry in India.
Udupa is part of his own Carnatic World Music band Layatharanga, Flamenco band Indialucia and Carnatic-Jazz cross over European band Saagara. Udupa has been a part of several global symphonic and chamber orchestras around the world – Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (USA), Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (South Africa), State Philharmonic Orchestra of Sibiu (Romania), Sinfonia Baltica (Poland), Leipzig Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Germany) and Royal Symphony Orchestra of Oman.
Udupa has given concerts under the auspices of prestigious Sabhas all over India and abroad, including USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, Columbia, China, Australia, Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Norway, Italy, Austria, Finland, Turkey, Ireland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Romania, Ukraine, Indonesia, Mauritius, Re Union Island, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangkok, Dubai, Muscat, Doha, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Iran, Morocco and Kuwait.
Music lovers from across the globe celebrate the finesse of his fingering, the dexterity and speed of his intricate rhythmic designs, and his contagious energy and charm on the stage.
Tanmoy Bose
Tanmoy Bose is an Indian percussionist and tabla player. He has toured the country and performed internationally at many fusion concerts. The eminent performer has also collaborated with famous musicians like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar and Amjad Ali Khan.
He has gone beyond traditional Indian music and successfully ventured into various crossover projects including his bands, Taaltantra and Rhythmania incorporating Indian folk music, Jazz fusion, and EDM. He has also composed for several films, and dance ballets and has been a successful television presenter. He has many award-winning films and music projects to his credit.