Arshad Ali Khan. Eternity, part 3

Arshad Ali, the young, prodigious classical vocalist, a scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, is indeed someone on whom one has pinned great hopes for the future as a successful representative of the Kirana gharana tradition of Khayal singing.
www.arshadali.net/
Born in a family of well known musicians of this gharana, Arshad is the grandson of Sarangi maestro, Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan. He undergoes rigorous traning from his maternal uncle, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, respected guru at the Academy, and also from Mashkoorji's younger brother, Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan.

Beginning his days at the Academy more than a decade ago as a child with an ability to learn the bubtler nuances of vocalism at remarkable speed and efficiency, Arshad was fortunate enough to have grown up and studied in this elite atmosphere surcharged with the presence of great gurus from the major gharanas as well as an incredible collection of the best music of the maestros of the past.

THE HINDU, Oct. 3rd, 2008: "Arshad Ali Khan offered a stunning Khayal rendition in Shuddh Kalyan when Kolkata paid a grand musical 'homage' to the lengendary tabla maestro Ustad Karamatuall Khan recently. The raga was piety personified and cone again the grandson of the great sarangi maestro Ustad Shaokoor Khan proved that he is one of the few prodigies to live up to their intitial promise..."
Playlist on raagmaala channel:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PLBE32775466DFE721
http://youtu.be/pPkQ2yuI8Gs
http://youtu.be/aEVVLEaBymM
http://youtu.be/Z_Tp7EBqx-Y
http://youtu.be/3D8wN_FnX-g
http://youtu.be/LCk0FGeJoPY
http://youtu.be/QNKuTGUfaNs
http://youtu.be/ZjGxfqLun14

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