Award-winning Play Like a Lion travels India to explore the origins and legacy of iconic Indian sarodist Ali Akbar Khan’s music—through the eyes of his son Alam. Carlos Santana, Grateful Dead’s Mickey ...
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April 14 marked the 80th birthday of Indian classical music master Ali Akbar Khan. Khan was the first Indian classical musician to perform at a major concert in the U.S. when he appeared at “The ...
The last time I spoke to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan was in February, 2006. He was in Kolkata to perform at the Dover Lane Music Conference. I called him up and he sounded as affectionate as ever. He said, ...
SAN ANSELMO, California (Reuters) - Of the many thousands of concerts Indian master musician Ali Akbar Khan has performed, he particularly disliked a famous 1971 benefit show organized by Beatle ...
NEW DELHI: From sarod virtuoso Alam Khan, son of the late legend Ali Akbar Khan, to musician and queer transmasculine activist Rumi Harish, "The Call of Music" explores the journeys of eight ...
The youngest son of the late sarod legend Ali Akbar Khan, 31-year-old Alam Khan has big Hindustani shoes to fill. Recent reviews from the young sarodist’s India tour, however, suggest that he has ...