Sukhawat Ali Khan (born 1950), son of Indian-Pakistani vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and nephew of Nazakat Ali Khan,[1] is a classical singer of Sham Chaurasia 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[3] and has performed around the world.[2] He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area[4] 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, Sukhawat 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 music, 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.
Sukhawat is currently playing in two music ensembles in the San Francisco Bay Area: Ji featuring Sukhawat Ali Khan (Real Tribal) and Baraka Moon.
Discography
- Laaj - 2013 (with Deepak Ram )[5]
- Taswir - 1998 (with the Ali Khan Band)
- Zindagi - 2000 (with the Ali Khan Band)
- Shabaz - 2001 (with Shabaz)
- Shukriya - 2007 (solo and with his Shukriya ensemble)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ruhlmann, William. "Sukhawat Ali Khan Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.ektaonline.org/~shabazmu/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://sukhawatalikhan.calabashmusic.com/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=575
- ↑ Casa Ganesh Records
External links
- Shabaz
- World Music Central
- JI on Real Tribal Presents
- Baraka Moon Biography/Discography
- |ALI|KHAN Allmusic Entry[dead link]
- Sukhawat Ali Khan at Calabash Music
- Article on Salamat Ali Khan
- Video of Sukhawat Ali Khan & Gurdeep Singh performance
- Sukhawat Ali Khan On Casa Ganesh Records
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