Shafqat Ali Khan from Lahore, Pakistan

A Pakistani Classical singer, Shafqat Ali Khan is the son of the late Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. Soon to perform at Kabir Cultural Centre, Montreal, May 16, 2009
http://www.centrekabir.com/pg/eng/index.php

He has such a well trained voice and wonderful control.

The Ali Khan family represents a 500 year lineage of musicians of the Shamcharasi Gharana, descendants of two famed court musicians to the artistically-devoted Akbar the Great: Chand Khan and Suraj Khan. Chand Khan used to sing morning ragas to this most famous Indian ruler of the Moghul Age of the India empire. The late Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, a legendary vocalist throughout the Indian subcontinent, was joined by his two sons for these ragas of blessings, invocations, romantic and sad moods.

Ustad Salamat Ali Khan (Born in 1934 in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab), father of an entire family of vocalist-musicians, performed (at the age of nine), with his brother Nazakat Ali Khan, as the famed Ali Brothers. They were internationally renowned as superstars in the 60's and 70's for their immense talent and artistry in the classical form. Now the next generation is increasingly recognized for their great talents. The children are Sharafat Ali Khan, Shafqat Ali Khan, Sukhawat Ali Khan and Riffat Salamat.

Shafqat Ali Khan (Born June 17, 1972 Lahore Pakistan) belongs to the Sham Churasi school from East Punjab. This school of music has a long tradition that dates to the Mughul times of Emperor Akbar. This school was established by the two brothers Chand Khan and Suraj Khan. His uncle Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan and father Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, the internationally acclaimed classical singers, from the 10th generation of the Sham Churasi school.

Shafqat began performing at the age of seven. His first performance was at the Lahore Music Festival. Shafqat has performed throughout Europe with several important concerts in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Holland, Spain, and Switzerland Geneva Festival. He is a well established performer throughout India, Pakistan, and Bangla Desh. He has performed as well Canada and the United States with some key performances at the Smithsonian Institute in the 1988 and 1996, and for the World Music Institute at the New York's Metropolitan Museum in 1988 and Merkin Concert Hall in 1991.

Shafqat in the recipient of a number of awards, in 1986 in Lahore he received the Amir Khusrau Award as the best young classical singer. In 1987, he received the Gold Medal from Faislabad University, Pakistan. In 1995 he received the Ghanda Award from New Deli University. He has appeared on recordings from Nimbus(UK), EMI(India), HMV(UK), WaterLily Acoustics(USA), Westron(India), MegaSound(India), Keytune Productiona(Holland), Plus Music(India) (forthcoming), and Folk Heritage(Pakistan).
Shafqat has recently returned from Delhi after making a sound recording for the famous Muzaffar Ali who arranges the annual Khusrau Festival in India. Eminent artists like Abida Parveen have performed for Ali at several past Khusrau Festivals in the last ten years.


Also check:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/b7f8c515-795d-41eb-af78-cbc0b738624c/Madho-Hum-Aise...

Upcoming performance:

Montreal
May 16, 2009
http://www.centrekabir.com/pg/eng/index.php

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[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

Patiala gharana in full effect....too bad they don't sing the type of Khyal that his dad and uncle used too.

[arifkhan100]

@KillinDaWelfareMCs

actually he sings it all. he only needs an audience and someone to ask him to do so. singers like him often perform according to what the audience desires. perhaps he should stick to the original classical andaaz and stay true to it.

[fruitwala]

arifbhai, any idea if khan saheb is performing in USA?

[arifkhan100]

not during the trip next week. not sure about the future though

[faheemthedream2007]

love how the instruments dont overtake his voice, they are playing lightly :O)

great singer!

[shayarsood]

his great

awesome

[arifkhan100]

@dannyzee4 new online cd of Shafqat Ali Khan is now available on CD Baby dot com.Search for Khayal & Thumri - Live in Montreal - 2009

[dannyzee4]

@lilithseraph I know less than you most likely this is the 1st song I've heard by him but anyway he has music on amazon. Check wikipedia for Ghazal music, and 1 famous singer I know of and just discovered the name of(I remember hearing him years ago but never knew his name) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Seems he is the cousin of this guy in fact. Wish I knew more and could help. Oh yeh was gonna say Pakistan isn't middle east some say even Iran isn't so Pakistan is a definite stretch. Anyway good luck

[lilithseraph]

I wish i knew a bit more about this kind of music, its hard for me to find more music done by this man or anyone else who singes as well as him. I am american with no Middle eastern family or know anyone close to me who enjoys this type of music and can steer me in the right direction to find more music like this. If anyone is up to pointing me in the right direction i would very much welcome it. Thanks

[nickgogol]

Kya Baat hai!!

[hindustanimusiclover]

@KillinDaWelfareMCs it is Sham Chaurasia Gharana

[1019drummer]

Realy wonderful.

[srklover1000]

wah wah wah i like that

[saltitup]

@fruitwala

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[Jaayaani03]

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[KumarTabla]

@KillinDaWelfareMCs Why do you say Patiala Gharana? Shafqatji is strictly of the Sham Chaurasi Gharana. I can assure you that I'm not arguing, I'm just interested in your thoughts. Just would like to know is all. :)