Artist Profiles: Amjad Ali Khan

Extraordinary New Dehli sarod player Amjad Ali Khan has established a reputation as one of the living legends of Indian classical instrumental music and is the sixth in an uninterrupted lineage of masters of the sarod. Amjad Ali Khan is rooted in the Senia Bangash school of music, responsible for keeping sarod alive for several hundred years.

Amjad Ali Khan enjoy collaborating with musicians from other traditions. He has recorded with classical violinist Elmira Darvarova and classical guitarist Sharon Isbin.

His two sons and disciples, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, who are also notable sarod virtuosos, usually join him on stage.

In 2020, Amjad released a studio collaboration with Sharon Isbin ttled Strings for Peace. The album also fetaured his sons, Amaan and Ayaan. Four years later, the collaboration was captured live on the album Live in Aspen.

Discography:

North India: Instrumental Music of Medieval India (Ocora, 1994)
Ragas Bilaskhani Todi & Brindabani Sarang (Navras Records, 1994)
Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan with sons Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash (Chhanda Dhara, 2001)
Music from the 13th Century (Navras Records, 2005)
Moksha (Real World Records, 2005)
Confluence (Navras Records, 2005)
My Inspirations (Navras Records, 2006)
Romancing The Rains (Navras Records, 2007)
Samaagam (World Village, 2011)
Masterworks From The NCPA Archives (Navras Records, 2012)
Amalgam (Affetto Records, 2016)
Indian Classical Ragas (Wigmore Hall Live, 2017)
Peace Worshipers (Affetto Recordings, 2017)
Strings for Peace, with Sharon Isbin, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash (Zoho Music, 2020)
Live in Aspen (Zoho Music, 2024)

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.