SHAKIR KHAN LIVE
VENUE: SHRI KRISHNA DHYAN MANDIR {LAW COLL. RD} DATE: 16'AUG 2008 TIME: 7:30 PM
[OPEN FOR ALL]
Shakir Khan
Shakir Khan belongs to the 8th generation of the famous Etawah Gharana. He is the eldest son and disciple of Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan.
Shakir gave his first public recital at the age of 11. He has performed in prestigious music conferences in
Shakir has had the honor of accompanying his father on stage and has been appreciated as a prodigious talent by great masters such as Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Ustad Zakir Hussain. The ghazal maestro, Ghulam Ali, was so impressed by Shakir’s playing that he insisted on taking him into the recording studio.
Shakir Khan is a promising and talented young artist with an exquisite sense of
sur and laya reflected through his performance. He has distinguished himself by winning a Government of India merit scholarship and first prize at the All India Radio (AIR) Music Competition. Shakir’s academic accomplishments include a Masters in Music from pune university. [lalit kala kendra]
He recently performed in the world famous WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL IN POLAND.
