Sukhawat Ali Khan
Sukhawat Ali Khan(born 1960), son ofIndian-PakistanivocalistUstadSalamat Ali Khanand nephew of Nazakat Ali Khan,[1]is a classical singer ofSham Chaurasia gharanatradition,[2]as well as a performer of North Indian andPakistani classical musicand related folk music.[3]He began singing and playing theharmoniumat age seven[3]and has performed around the world.[2]He currently lives in theSan FranciscoBay Area[4]where he performs in theworld-fusionensembleShabaz(formerly the Ali Khan Band) with his sister Riffat Salamat and her husband Richard Michos.[1]
About his heritage and music, Sukhawat Ali Khan has said:
Each song I do has classical thought behind it and I know how to sing it properly, but my style comes from my life, too. I spent time in New York. I go to clubs. I like the hip hop beat, Latin music, rave.... There's a performing energy there that I also feel. It's the same kind of energy a goodQawwalisinger has, and we can really express it freely in America.
Sukhawat Ali currently leads two music ensembles in theSan Francisco Bay Area:AGhazal/Qawwali/Folk collective and aSufiworld fusion band. He is also actively involved in teachingHindustani Classical music.
Discography
[edit]- Jogiya- 2023 (Single withDeepak Ram)[5]
- Saaye- 2023 (Single)
- Paar Karo- 2022 (Single withDeepak Ram)[6]
- Laaj- 2013 (withDeepak Ram)[7]
- Taswir- 1998 (with the Ali Khan Band)
- Zindagi- 2000 (with the Ali Khan Band)
- Shabaz- 2001 (with Shabaz)
- Shukriya- 2007 (solo and with his Shukriya ensemble)
References
[edit]- ^abRuhlmann, William."Sukhawat Ali Khan Biography, Songs, & Albums".AllMusic.Retrieved8 October2021.
- ^ab"SHABAZ MUSIC".www.ektaonline.org.Archived fromthe originalon 11 July 2003.
- ^ab"Sukhawat Ali Khan Downloads:: Calabashmusic.com".Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2007.Retrieved13 October2007.
- ^ab"World Music Central - Your connection to World Music".worldmusiccentral.org.Archived fromthe originalon 25 September 2003.
- ^SunoMa
- ^SunoMa
- ^Casa Ganesh Records
External links
[edit]- Shabaz
- World Music Central
- JI on Real Tribal Presents
- Baraka Moon Biography/Discography
- |ALI|KHAN Allmusic Entry[dead link]
- Sukhawat Ali Khan at Calabash Music
- Article on Salamat Ali Khan
- Video of Sukhawat Ali Khan & Gurdeep Singh performance
- Sukhawat Ali Khan On Facebook
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