BIOGRAPHY OF ALI AKBAR KHAN

Ali Akbar Khan ( আলী আকবর খান ) is a name that is for all intents and purposes synonymous with the sarod. He is one of the main individuals to bring the instrument into the universal field. This is because of his untiring endeavors as an entertainer and an instructor.

He was conceived in 1922 in Bengal, in a district that is currently Bangladesh. He started his melodic preparing at three years old under his dad, the incredible Allauddin Khan. He likewise started to learn percussion under his uncle Fakir Aftabuddin. He contemplated voice and various instrumentsbefore choosing the sarod. He kept on gaining from his dad until his dad passed away in 1972.

His expert profession hs been rich. His first open exhibition was in Allahabad in at 13 years old. He made his first recording when he was distinctly in quite a while 20s. As a youngster he was made the court artist to the Maharaja of Jodhpur. He held this position anyway for just three years; his administration reached an end with the demise of the Maharaja.

Ali Akbar made his first outing to the United States in 1955. This visit was one of the components that would prompt the well known acknowledgment of Indian music during the 1960s. It is said that his TV execution during this period was the principal open communicated of Indian music in the US.

Ali Akbar's long profession has been rich without a doubt. He has performed and created music for various movies. Two prominent ones are Satyajit Ray's "Devi", and Bernardo Bertolucci's "Little Buddha". He has additionally gotten various honors, titles, and privileged degrees. Prominent among them are privileged doctorates from, New England Conservatory of Music, Viswa Bharati University, California Institute of the Arts, University of Delhi, University of Dacca, Rabindra Bharati University. He additionally has various Grammy selections.

He is an eager instructor. He built up the Ali Akbar College of Music in Calcutta in 1956. During the 1960s he built up a branch in Marin County in California. Ali Akbar likewise normally instructs in Switzerland. He is a recognized Adjunct Professor of Music at the University of California in Santa Cruz.

Ali Akbar Khan passed away on June19, 2009 at 87 years old.