Sarod Recital By Ustad Amjad Ali Khan & Sons: Events in Hyderabad

Someone is coming to Chowmohalla Palace today. And he'd have been invited at any time in its existence.

The Times Hyderabad Festival is back this year with 9 days of music and art. The festival will see some renowned musicians, dancers and singers, like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on the inaugural day, Sonu Nigam on 1st April, and Vani Ganapathy, Ghulam Ali Khan and Ehsan Bharti Ghungroo Wale on 6th April. There are also a fashion show by Vinita Pittie and Neeta Lulla on 7th April, and renowned plays Dance Like A Man by Mahesh Dattani on 7th April and The Vagina Monologues by Mahabanoo Mody Kotwal on 8th April. In addition, there will be carnivals at Eat Street on 31st April and at Hyderabad Central on 7th & 8th April, and cooking classes at Taj Krishna, Novotel, ITC Kakatiya, Mainland China, Taj Banjara and Touch from 2nd to 6th April.

Today, the inaugural day, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will perform a grand sarod recital, along with his sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, at the Chowmohalla Palace.

Amjad Ali Khan was born to the illustrious Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Bangash School of music. Taught by his father Haafiz Ali Khan, a musician to the royal family of Gwalior, he today shoulders the 6th generation inheritance of this legendary lineage.

After having given his first recital of the sarod at the age of 6, Ustad went on to give some memorable performances at the WOMAD Festival in Adelaide and in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand; the WOMAD Rivermead Festival in UK; the Edinburgh Music Festival; the World Beat Festival in Brisbane; the Summer Arts Festival in Seattle; the International Poets Festival in Rome; the UNESCO; the Hong Kong Arts Festival; the Adelaide Music Festival; the 1,200 Years Celebration of Frankfurt; and Schonbrunn in Vienna.

Amjad Ali Khan has the privilege of winning the kind of honors and citations at his relatively young age which for many other artistes would take a lifetime. He is a recipient of the UNESCO Award, the Padma Vibhushan and the UNICEF's National Ambassadorship, to name a few. He has also been conferred upon, the Forum and Honorary Doctorates from the University of York (England), the Delhi University and the Vishva Bharti University (Shantiniketan), and the Commander Of The Order Of Arts And Letters by the French Government.

Two books have been written on him - "The World Of Amjad Ali Khan" by UBS Publishers in 1995, and "Abba - God

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Krishna Chebolu on 2nd Apr 2007, 10:29am | Permalink

Kudos to times of India for

organizing such a wonderful show featurning Sonu Nigam- the Golden man among Bollywood singers with a big heart and with a mellifluous voice who has this gift of raising his voice to high notes!

He came, He saw, He conquered... the hearts of hyderabadis with his magical voice in a true Nizam stylew. He sang many popular numbers form Bollywood including a English popular number "Stayin Alive" from Saturday Night Fever. responding humbly to request form audience- un ka farmasih. The event was well-organized and security arrangement was tight with a number of policemen deployed to see that the event proceeded smoothly.

People came to see in geat numbers indluing young and old and enjoyed the show thouroughly.

Four LCD projectors were arranged so that audience could see sonu and his band on screen. The event, held in Secbad Parade grounds conluded with a sparkling display of fireworks.

Sonu will remain for ever in hearts of hyderabadis.

I happended to buy some CDS at Planet M, Abids and got 2 passes as compliment for free, one of which I gave to a group boys ( I had an extra ticiket since my friend did not turn up), who were waiting outside for an extra ticket. I joked with them " Until now, I thought that only air and sunshire are free, especially in India." Thank you once again times of India for organizing such a wonderful show.

C. Krishna Murhty

Musheerabad.

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