Sukhawat Ali Khan

Sukhawat Ali Khan, son of Indian-Pakistani vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and nephew of Nazakat Ali Khan,[1] is a classical singer Sham Chorasi gharana tradition,[2] as well as a performer of North Indian and Pakistani classical music and related folk music.[3] He began singing and playing the harmonium at age seven[4] and has performed around the world.[5] He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area[6] where he performs in the world-fusion ensemble Shabaz (formerly the Ali Khan Band) with his sister Riffat Salamat and her husband Richard Michos.[1]

About his heritage and music, 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, rave. ... There's a performing energy there that I also feel. It's the same kind of energy a good Qawwali singer has, and we can really express it freely in America.

[6]

Sukhawat's music was recently licensed for use by Surrealist animators the Hive of Dukes, who had recently heard Ali Khan's music online, for a Salvador Dalí -inspired cartoon called Living Evil. Sukhawat is currently playing in two music ensembles in the SF Bay Area: Ji featuring Sukhawat Ali Khan (Real Tribal) and Baraka Moon.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=1:SUKHAWAT|ALI|KHAN
  2. ↑ http://www.ektaonline.org/~shabazmu/
  3. ↑ http://sukhawatalikhan.calabashmusic.com/
  4. ↑ http://sukhawatalikhan.calabashmusic.com/
  5. ↑ http://www.ektaonline.org/~shabazmu/
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=575
  7. ↑ Casa Ganesh Records

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