Veena Chandra & Devesh Chandra A Tribute to the Legends: Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan New York Open Center, March 2, 2013 Not claiming to be any expert on Classical Indian music, I am naturally drawn to its wondrous reverberations and deeply enjoy the trance-like influence that overcomes me when surrounded by the sounds of the sitar and tabla. This past Saturday I was privileged to have just that kind of experience. In a tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan, Veena Chandra (sitar) and her son Devesh Chandra (tabla) mesmerized an audience of open ears with classical pieces played by these late, great masters of the art form. With the loss of the likes of Shankar and Khan, it is difficult for me to imagine that I will see a greater performance of these pieces than the one I witnessed that night.
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- 3/4/2013
- by C. Jefferson Thom
- www.culturecatch.com
She is the product of a talent hunt show herself, but national award-winning singer Shreya Ghoshal says the ethos of reality shows in India has undergone a huge commercial twist and the visual appeal of a show matters much more now.<div></div><div>The singer was first recognised when she won the 75th Children's Day special episode of "Tvs Sa Re Ga Ma". But she shot to fame after she lent her voice in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Devdas" in 2002 and bagged her first national award for the song "Bairi Piya" in the magnum opus.</div><div></div><div>Now she is one of the judges on Sony Entertainment Television's "X-Factor".</div><div></div><div>"When I participated in 'Sa Re Ga Ma', I was a kid and it was not a reality show frankly. There was no system of SMS voting and stuff," Shreya told Ians in an interview.</div><div></div><div>"There were judges like Ustad Vilayat Khan sab and Anil Biswas,...
- 6/5/2011
- Filmicafe
With an impeccable lineage, representing the eighth generation of legendary Hindustani classical musicians, Zila Khan is one of the most powerful Sufi singers in the world. The daughter of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan, Zila has successfully established herself, independent of the formidable legacy of her father, by becoming the first and only female singer from the Imdadkhani gharana. Her performance at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games left. One word that describes you best?Insatiable, whether it’s for research on Sufi literature or life in general. Which superhero would you like to be and why?Invisible Woman from Fantastic Four! If a traffic ...
- 10/15/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Strumming the sitar is his passion, penning down lyrics is his way of life and giving melody to words is his first love. Grammy nominee and sitar maestro Shujaat Khan, son of Ustad Vilayat Khan, is making his Bollywood debut as a music composer with Pravesh Bhardwaj’s movie Mr. Singh and Mrs Mehta, which releases on June 25. And he has another reason to smile — he has completed recording a live album with versatile singer Asha Bhosle, which is a musical dialogue between the two. Talking to Ht City about his first film venture, the maestro said, “I took this ...
- 6/10/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
June 4, 2010: Sitar maestro Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan has aptly maintained the legacy of his legendary father Ustad Vilayat Khan. He has performed with many international orchestras and has come up with some memorable music albums too.
But, the Grammy nominated sitar player has never composed for any of the Bollywood films. Debutant director Pravesh Bharadwaj has been very lucky to be able to convince Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan to compose music for his first film Mr Singh and Mrs Mehta. With this film, Khan is making his Bollywood debut and will also lend his voice to a song ‘E Khuda’.
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But, the Grammy nominated sitar player has never composed for any of the Bollywood films. Debutant director Pravesh Bharadwaj has been very lucky to be able to convince Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan to compose music for his first film Mr Singh and Mrs Mehta. With this film, Khan is making his Bollywood debut and will also lend his voice to a song ‘E Khuda’.
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- 6/4/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
The son and disciple of sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Shujaat Khan’s musical pedigree goes back seven generations. He started giving public performances at the age of six and has since developed a unique style of playing Indian classical music. He is also known for his powerful voice.Among his memorable performances were those at the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Royce Hall in Los Angeles. His collaboration with the Ghazal Ensemble, an Indo-Persian venture, resulted in their album, Rain, being nominated for a Grammy in 2004. He made it to Amazon.com’s list of 100 greatest musicians of the ...
- 3/6/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Saregama, one of the biggest music archive in India recently presented a mesmerizing a live musical concert of “Kanan Daras Karo” by Shrinivas Joshi, son of Hindustani classical music maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in front of a large audience in Mumbai.
“Kanan Daras Karo” was an attempt to define Pt. Bhimsen Joshi’s persona and his music through the bandishes composed by his disciple and son Shrinivas Joshi. The bandishes from ‘Kanan Daras Karo’ reflect musical thoughts and expressions of eminent personalities like Ustad Vilayat Khan, Vijay Tendulkar, Mangesh Padgaonkar.
“Kanan Daras Karo” was an attempt to define Pt. Bhimsen Joshi’s persona and his music through the bandishes composed by his disciple and son Shrinivas Joshi. The bandishes from ‘Kanan Daras Karo’ reflect musical thoughts and expressions of eminent personalities like Ustad Vilayat Khan, Vijay Tendulkar, Mangesh Padgaonkar.
- 11/11/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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