VIDEO BELOWSri Alam Khan, the son of the late Swara Samrat Ali Akbar Khan, had been studying sarod with his father since he was seven. At his first performance he accompanied his father at a recital in Portland, Oregon and received blessings from Swami Chetanananda.
His first public performance was in 1998 at the Spirit of India Festival that celebrated the Ali Akbar College?s 30th anniversary in America. He has since accompanied his father in India at the Jodhpur Palace for the King and Royal family, the prestigious Dover Lane Festival in Calcutta as well as several full-length performances in the United States.
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In 2001, Alam and his father completed a rigorous tour where they performed in Europe and India. Alam accompanied his father in 2002-2003 on a three month tour of Europe and India where they performed to sold-out audiences. He also received a prestigious Individual Artists Grant from the Marin Arts Council in June, 2003.
In 2004, Alam began his solo career in the Bay Area and has continued to establish himself throughout the United States.
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Ustad Ali Akbar Khan is alive and well. He will resume his 41st year of teaching at his Ali Akbar College of Music, www.aacm.org, in San Rafael, California along with his son, Alam Khan, on February 16, 2009.
ReplyDeletePlease change the word late. Let us all pray to God to let him stay with us for some more days.
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