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{{Short description|Legendary tabla player of the Dilli gharana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shafaat Ahmed Khan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|05|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|07|24|1954|05|20|df=yes}}
}}

Ustad '''Shafaat Ahmed Khan''' (20 May 1954 – 24 July 2005) New Delhi, India, was one of the leading tabla maestros in the field of [[Hindustani classical music]].

Shafaat Ahmed Khan came from the "Dilli Gharana" (Delhi gharana) and was the son and disciple of tabla maestro Chhamma Khan who was a prominent exponent of the Dilli Gharana. Shafaat Ahmed Khan was famous for his mastery over clear 'bols' and melodious tone of the tabla, accompaniment (sangat) and systematic improvisation. During his active years he was one of the leading tabla maestros of India. Shafaat Ahmed Khan was a recipient of "Padma Shree" award in 2003.<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/remembering-ustad-shafaat-ahmed-khan/article28564613.ece |author=Narendra Kusnur|title=Remembering Ustad Shafaat Ahmed Khan|newspaper=The Hindu (newspaper)|date=18 July 2019|accessdate=4 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="Padma Awards"/><ref name=ET/>

He performed concerts all around the world with classical artistes like [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Nikhil Banerjee]], [[Shivkumar Sharma]], [[Amjad Ali Khan]], [[Bhimsen Joshi]], Jasraj, [[Hari Prasad Chaurasia]], Kishori Amonkar, Birju Maharaj, besides performances as solo artist. Shafaat Ahmed Khan also played various taal vadya kacheris and jugalbandis with carnatic artists like Vikku Vinayakram, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Balamurali Krishna, Vellore Ramabhadran, Sivamani, Shankar Mahadevan and others, internationally. Shafaat Ahmed Khan was popular among artists because of his humble nature and down to earth attitude.<ref name=ET/><ref name=TheHindu/>

==Awards and recognition==
Shafaat Ahmed Khan was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award, "Padma Shri" in 2003.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954 - 2013)| date=2013 | website=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India website|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=ET/>

==Death==
He died at age 51 on 24 July 2005 after being diagnosed with acute Hepatitis-B.<ref name=ET>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tabla-maestro-shafaat-khan-passes-away/articleshow/1181249.cms|title=Tabla maestro Shafaat Khan passes away|date=25 July 2005|access-date=4 March 2021|newspaper=The Economic Times (newspaper)}}</ref><ref name=TheHindu/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/delhi-school-of-music/235321 Delhi School Of Music (tabla players)] Outlook (magazine)

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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]

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