Imrat Khan -- Legendary Master of Sitar and Surbahar

2011-08-15T10:23:00.001-05:00

St. Louis Indian Music Festival will be held at the Ethical Society in St. Louis Missouri August 27th, 2011.

For more information please see at: www.sooryadance.com

2011-03-23T13:05:00.001-05:00

This is a rare photograph taken circa 1910-1015 in Kolkata. It demonstrates the association between many great masters and the Etawah gharana. This photo speaks volumes of the history of these renowned masters and the musical influence that Ustad Imdad Khan and later his son Ustad Enayat Khan had on many great musicians of that time. This can be heard abundantly in their recordings from early 1904 until 1935.

(l-r: Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan (sitar), Ustad Enayat Khan (surbahar), center-Ustad Imdad Khan (sitar), Ustad Wahid Khan (surbahar), far right-Ustad Sakawat Hussain Khan (sarod)

2011-01-20T20:41:00.000-06:00

To all a Happy New Year 2011!!!!
May this year bring you all happiness, health, and peace.

2010-04-06T07:30:00.008-05:00

"Music of the Heart"

Ustad Imrat Khan - Sitar

Shafaatullah Khan - tabla accompaniment

Todd Mosby - ImratGuitar

April 17th, 2010

Ethical Society

9001 Clayton Road

St. Louis, MO 63124

Tickets: $25adults/$15students&seniors

available at door or

www.community-alternatives.org

2009-09-13T18:05:00.000-05:00

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

2009-09-08T09:21:00.000-05:00

Concert Programs in September & October:

Friday, September 25th 2009
St. Mary's College, Maryland
Lecture Demonstration at 5:00pm
Evening Concert at 7:00pm
Sitar by Ustad Imrat Khan
Tabla accompaniment by Shafaatullah Khan

Sunday, September 27th 2009
Gandhi Memorial Center
Bethesda, Maryland
Evening Concert at 5:00pm
Sitar by Ustad Imrat Khan
Tabla accompaniment by Shafaatullah Khan
For ticket information see:
www.gandhimemorialcenter.org/events

Saturday, October 17th 2009
Union Christian Church
St. Louis, Missouri
World Sacred Music Festival
All day event with closing performance
by Ustad Imrat Khan--7:00pm
For ticket information see:
www.gitana-inc.org

2009-08-26T10:56:00.000-05:00

Tribute to a Legend

Ustad Ali Akbar Khansahab whom I respected and admired was not only a great musician but he was also a most loving and adorable person. Words are not enough to go into the depth of his greatness as he was an ocean of a musician.

His music is always there when I listen to any music and with all the musical imaginations he is always floating in the musical atmosphere.

Some of the most memorable performances I have been blessed to hear were when he played with my elder brother Ustad Vilayat Khan. They were like two wings of an angel enlightening and uplifting me and the entire audience with the true vision of heaven.

Although he has gone to his heavenly abode his music and the memory of his charming personality will always live in my heart and soul. Actually we live in a very wonderful and blessed musical period where we can glimpse some of his beautiful music from his recordings. But definitely blessed are those who heard him and experienced his memorable presence. More than this I will only be able to write with my tears.

May Allaah keep the torch of his Khandaan glowing.

Sincerest Condolences, Imrat Khan

2008-09-25T09:50:00.000-05:00

Khansahib is honored Artist of the month on The Sangeet Research Academy (ITC SRA) website based in Kolkata India. Below is the link so you can read the article and listen to the archived music of Ustad Imrat Khan.

http://www.itcsra.org/aom/artist_ofthe_month.asp?aomid=84

2008-09-23T11:51:00.000-05:00

Ustad Imrat Khan Sahib is enjoying the modern technology of the internet and is now offering his teaching online Live! for his students.

If you would like to have the rare opportunity to learn from a legendary master online, then please email to set up an appointment for your online lesson of Indian classical music.

To have a live online music lesson with Ustad-Ji, please first contact us by email at: Overtones@imratkhan.com

2008-09-23T09:44:00.001-05:00

For 17 years Professor Khan had the opportunity to share his musical and cultural knowledge to his students at Washington University. He offered a lecture course whereby he described the transference of music and culture in and out of the subcontinent of India. The students were given the rare opportunity to learn the values of India and Indian classical music from the perspective of a heritage musician.

Read below to share the experiences of Ustad-Ji's students and their reflections on his teaching at Washington University, St. Louis Missouri USA.
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“Professor Khan taught us that instead of listening to music that seems to fit your current mood, try instead to listen to music that fits the mood you wish to be in.”
—Asa Reed (Spring ’05)

“ . . . as Imrat emphasized, an individual must first attain the heart, eyes, and ears to recognize and understand truly the value of music; with time, practice, and learning, one must learn to love her own voice and the voices of nature. Within this self-realization lies the ability to share oneself through music, which, as an art of self-expression, transcends time and convention and unwraps imagination and individuality.”
--Susanne Katus (Fall ’05)

2007-11-26T06:40:00.000-06:00

Here is a link to a video of Imrat Khan's uncle, Ustad Wahid Khan, playing Surbahar in a very famous film, The Music Room (Jalsaghar). There are beautiful audio recordings of Imrat Khansahib's forefathers but this is the only video representation.
Click on link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVznvC8pZxs

Enjoy the video of Ustad Wahid Khan

2007-11-09T18:24:00.000-06:00

See a memorable performance of Ustad Imrat Khan playing Raag Yaman Kalyan on Surbahar. See the link below.
Click on link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCtjrsu4dFk

Enjoy his music video.