Imrat Khan -- Legendary Master of Sitar and Surbahar

Ustad Imrat Khan is a living legend of one the oldest and most prestigious musical families of India – the Imdadkhani gharana of Etawah and younger brother of the great Ustad Vilayat Khan. Imrat Khan is an internationally performing musician in the U.S., Europe and India. He is not only a consummate musician he is also an important teacher and lecturer at many prestigious universities and institutions around the world. -- www.imratkhan.com

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Legendary Video

This is a rare video produced by Pete Seeger @ 1964. This footage was taken at the home of Ustad Imrat Khan in Kolkata. He plays JhinJoti on sitar and is accompanied on tabla by Shaukat Ali Khan. It was aired from Peter Seeger's show Rainbow Quest. You also will see Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones with sitar. He was one of Ustad-Ji's students in the early 60s.

Click on video above or this link to see video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKRIbHRPOg&feature=channel_page