Shravanam pays homage to the genius!
Let us remember the masters!
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Ustad Sultan Khan plays a Suddh Kalyan on the Sarangi
A Padma Bhushan awardee, Ustad Sultan Khan, 71, hailed from a family of sarangi players in Jodhpur, was on dialysis for past three months and died on his way to hospital, family sources said. Khan is survived by his second wife Bano Khan, son Sabir and two daughters. His funeral will take place in Jodhpur tomorrow.
Credited for reviving sarangi, Khan is famous for his extraordinary control over the instrument and his husky voice. He started performing at a the age of 11, and later collaborated at the international level with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, on George Harrison's 1974 'Dark Horse World Tour'. Khan's was a family of sarangi masters from Rajasthan. He was initially tutored by his father, Ustad Gulab Khan. Later, he trained under Ustad Amir Khan, a classical vocalist of Indore gharana (school).
After establishing himself as sarangi player, Ustad Sultan Khan also worked with musicians from the Hindi film industry, such as Lata Mangeshkar, Khayyam, Sanjay Leela Bhansali apart from collaborating with musicians in the West including Ornette Coleman, George Harrison and Duran Duran.
Apart from Padma Bhushan, Khan won numerous musical awards including the Sangeet Natak Academy Award twice, the Gold Medalist Award of Maharashtra and the American Academy of Artists Award in 1998.
Khan was also a member of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science with Zakir Hussain and American bassist Bill Laswell. His son, Sabir is also a well-known sarangi player.
Credited for reviving sarangi, Khan is famous for his extraordinary control over the instrument and his husky voice. He started performing at a the age of 11, and later collaborated at the international level with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, on George Harrison's 1974 'Dark Horse World Tour'. Khan's was a family of sarangi masters from Rajasthan. He was initially tutored by his father, Ustad Gulab Khan. Later, he trained under Ustad Amir Khan, a classical vocalist of Indore gharana (school).
After establishing himself as sarangi player, Ustad Sultan Khan also worked with musicians from the Hindi film industry, such as Lata Mangeshkar, Khayyam, Sanjay Leela Bhansali apart from collaborating with musicians in the West including Ornette Coleman, George Harrison and Duran Duran.
Apart from Padma Bhushan, Khan won numerous musical awards including the Sangeet Natak Academy Award twice, the Gold Medalist Award of Maharashtra and the American Academy of Artists Award in 1998.
Khan was also a member of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science with Zakir Hussain and American bassist Bill Laswell. His son, Sabir is also a well-known sarangi player.
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