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A young talent of the 7th generation in
an unbroken chain of the Senia Bangash School, Amaan Ali Bangash
is the elder son and disciple of the Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali
Khan and grandson of the Haafiz Ali Khan. Initiated into the
fine art of Sarod playing at a very tender age, Amaan began
his public performances as early as eight.
Accompanying his father to various music festivals in India
and abroad, he has today, carved out a niche for himself.
His performances have evoked creditable applause. His precision
in tunefulness and his bold and resonant strokes are all pointers
to importance of tradition and continuity in Indian Classical
Music.
He made his debut abroad in 1986 at the Festival of India
in Moscow. In 1990, Amaan performed at the Logan Hall in UK
and at the Asia Society in 1991 in New York. Today, Amaan
is considered as one of the finest young Sarod players and
has attained a very special place for himself to all music
enthusiasts. Amaan has been a regular performer at Palais
beaux-arts in Brussels, ESPLANADE in Singapore, Chicago Symphony
Center, Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center in USA, Royal Festival
Hall and Barbican Center in UK. In addition he has performed
for the Temenos academy at St. James Palace in London for
HRH Prince of Wales. More recently he performed at the Summer
Arts Festival in Seattle and the Edinburgh Festival in UK.
Amaan’s Australian Tour this year included his performances
at the World Beat Festival in Brisbane, Opera House in Sydney
and the WOMAD Festival in New Plymouth and Adelaide. Amaan
performed with Cellist Matthew Barley and the National Youth
Orchestra of Great Britain in July 2002 along with a series
of workshops.
Awards and accolades came his way early in life yet Amaan
steadfastly pursued his family's inheritance and legacy. His
personal belief being that 'his work will speak for itself'.
In October 2002, he received Provogue Society’s Young
Acheivers Award for performing Arts.
Amaan has recorded with companies like Virgin Records, Sony
Music, Music Today, Navras Records, BMG Crescendo, Deuche
ville Radio, Chhandha Dhara etc, to name a few and has over
ten albums to his credit. In November 2002, Amaan co-authored
a book with his brother, Ayaan titled Abba-God’s greatest
gift to us on his father’s life. Roli Books, Lustre
Publications under the family pride series, published the
book. Amaan played in May 2003 for Prince Charles in his Highgrove
estate for Temenos Academy.
Amaan, beyond playing the Sarod, also anchored Top Drive,
the all new television series on Star World that was aired
from January end 2003 for five episodes. The Songlines World
music magazine on reviewing his latest solo recording titled
‘Amaan’ stated " worthy heir to his father’s
crown." Amaan is curretly composing music for the film
American Daylight due for a release early next year. Amaan
took part in the relay for the 2004 Athens Olumpics in New
Delhi in June 2004.
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