He began his career at an early age on sitar and surbahar under the tutelage of his father Ustad Imrat Khan who along with his brother Ustad Vilayat Khan comprise two of the legendary maestros of India. Shafaatullah later developed a passion for the tabla and thence studied under the guidance of the respected Ustad Ibrahim Khan, a well known master of the most rare and ancient tabla compositions of the varying regions of India.

Shafaatullah debuted at the Kingslynn festival in England at the age of 11 which was opened by the Queen Mother. He has subsequently performed live worldwide for the last 2 decades at many prestigious.

His television credits include a program shared with Ray Charles on Bio-Bannholf in Germany, several BBC programs, interviews on TV Asia's 'Face to Face,' Philadelphia's FOX & WYBE networks, and many other telecasts worldwide. In addition to performing in numerous festivals and concerts, Shafaatullah Khan has also led lecture-demonstrations and conducted workshops at college campuses in several countries.

At the invitation of the University of Pennsylvania, he taught at their Department of South Asian Regional Studies for three years. Shafaatullah has also been an Artist-in-Residence at Lafayette College in Easton, PA for two years.

His various recordings are available on Nimbus, Edelweiss, EMI, Lyrichord, and Music of the World labels, in addition to many others. Recently he released a series of three CDs entitled The Rhythms of Nature which were produced by Dr. Deepak Chopra. On these historic recordings, Shafaatullah performed on the sitar/surbahar, and accompanied himself on the tabla; a first in the history of Indian Classical Music.

Official Web Site: http://www.shafaatullahkhan.com/

Rag Darbari/Rag Chandra Kanhra, with Ustad Imrat Khan (Nimbus NI5118, 1987)

Rag Jhinjoti / Rag Pilu, with Imrat Khan and Vajahat Khan (Nimbus, 1989)

Indian Music for Sitar & Surbahar, with Ustad Imrat Khan (Lyrichord Discs Inc., 1993)

Ajmer, with Ustad Imrat Khan (Water Lily Acoustics, 1994)

Rag Madhur Ranjani, with Ustad Imrat Khan (Music of the World MOW123, 1995)

Rag Marwa, with Ustad Imrat Khan (Nimbus NI5356, 1995)

Mian Ki Todi, Bilaskhani Todi, with Ustad Imrat Khan (Nimbus NI5153, 1995)

Rag Bhimpalasi, Rag Tilak Kamod, with Irshad Khan (Nimbus, 1995)

Ustad Imrat Khan and his sons (Edelweiss ED1013, 1995)

Rag Puriya Dhanashri, with Ustad Imrat Khan (India Archive Music, 1996)

Ustad Imrat Khan and his sons Vol. 2 (Edelweiss ED1018, 1999)

Great Heritage, Great Traditrion, with Imrat Khan, Irshad Khan and Nishat Khan (EMI)

Invigorating Melodies for the Kapha Dosha (Infinite Possibilities)

Calming Melodies for the Pita Dosha (Infinite Possibilities)

Soothing Melodies for the Vata Dosha (Infinite Possibilities)

Pulse - A Stomp Odyssey, movie soundtrack (Six Degrees, 2003)