Baithak Series: Living Traditions with Arshad Ali Khan
20 April 2024, 7.00pm PST
The Sanctuary at Vancouver Unitarians 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2T1 Tickets: $27 (including processing fees) Included in Season Pass: Yes Purchase your tickets before April 3rd to get our Early Bird Discount (20% off)! Please note that refreshments are not available for purchase at this program. |
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Baithak Series is a thematic concert series aimed at presenting esoteric topics on Indian classical music in an engaging and accessible manner. Baithaks, essentially chamber concerts, are a traditional way of presenting Indian classical music to create an intimate connection between the audience and the artist through smaller venues with both floor and chair seating.
Hailed as a child prodigy by the likes of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Arshad Ali Khan is an artist who has achieved much acclaim since his impactful performance at the age of nine at the prestigious Sawai Gandharva Festival. Arshad is a descendant of the traditional family lineage of the Kirana gharana, tracing his geneaology to the gharana's founder Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. He is thus intertwined with this living tradition as its stewardship has passed from generation to the next in his family. Arshad was trained extensively by his maternal uncles, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan and Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, and has performed extensively inside and outside of India. Reputed Grammy-nominated tabla player Subhen Chatterjee, disciple of the legendary Swapan Chaudhuri, and local emerging dilruba artist Satpreet Singh will be joining Arshad Ali Khan on stage.
Arshad Ali Khan | Full Bio
Arshad Ali is one of the few prodigies to live up to their initial promise. Arshad, the grandson of the legendary sarangi maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan, was absorbed into the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, as a scholar at the age of six. Born in the family of the principal Kirana Gharana musicians, he received extensive taleem from his maternal uncles, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan and Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan in the true guru-shishya parampara training.
Today, Arshad is hailed as a performer par excellence. He is one of the few contemporary singers of the Kirana Gharana to have assimilated the essence of the meer-khand vistar or development, typical to the gharana. His style, while strikingly original in its creative exposition of the raag, is seeped in a traditional mould. His ability to balance his performances with sensitive alap / vistar, complex sargams and an onslaught of lightening fast taans has set him in a class apart.
As a child, he became one of the most celebrated “Little Ustads” of our country. In the year 1993, at the age of nine, he was described as “the biggest sensation of Sawai Gandharva Sammelan” following his performance on a special invitation from Bharat-Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi on the occasion of his 75th birthday celebrations. Other memorable performances include Bhatkhande Sangeet Sammelan, Lucknow (2000), Harvallabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jalandhar (2004), Sangeet Natak Akademy’s ‘Sangit Pratibha’, Patna (2005), Gharana Sammelan, Mumbai (2006) and Sawai Gandharva, Pune (2008) among others. Apart from performing in most prestigious music festivals of India, he has performed at numerous ITC Sangeet Sammelans across the country. His international tours, taking him to countries like Holland and the Middle East have been well received by the audiences and critics alike.
Subhen Chatterjee | Full Bio
Subhen Chatterjee is a renowned classical and fusion tabla artist from India. He trained under the guidance of Pandit Swapan Chowdhury. Chatterjee shared the stage with Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Vidushi Girija Devi, Vidushi Shobha Gurtu, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Aashish Khan, Paul Horn, David Crosby and many others. He has also toured in India and abroad. Chatterjee is a member of the band Karma and is also a regular performer at WOMAD. He is a recipient of a Grammy nomination, Just Plain Folk (JPF) Award nomination, Jadu Bhatta Award from Salt Lake Music Conference and Honorary Citizenship from the State of Alabama. Chatterjee holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing live with 346 musicians in Jorhat (Assam).
Looking to fill your year with more music? This program is included in our Friends of ICMSV 2024 Season Pass along with many other exciting events, all at a reduced rate.
This program is presented by the Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver (ICMSV). If you are looking to sponsor this event please send us an email to [email protected]
Hailed as a child prodigy by the likes of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Arshad Ali Khan is an artist who has achieved much acclaim since his impactful performance at the age of nine at the prestigious Sawai Gandharva Festival. Arshad is a descendant of the traditional family lineage of the Kirana gharana, tracing his geneaology to the gharana's founder Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. He is thus intertwined with this living tradition as its stewardship has passed from generation to the next in his family. Arshad was trained extensively by his maternal uncles, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan and Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, and has performed extensively inside and outside of India. Reputed Grammy-nominated tabla player Subhen Chatterjee, disciple of the legendary Swapan Chaudhuri, and local emerging dilruba artist Satpreet Singh will be joining Arshad Ali Khan on stage.
Arshad Ali Khan | Full Bio
Arshad Ali is one of the few prodigies to live up to their initial promise. Arshad, the grandson of the legendary sarangi maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan, was absorbed into the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, as a scholar at the age of six. Born in the family of the principal Kirana Gharana musicians, he received extensive taleem from his maternal uncles, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan and Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan in the true guru-shishya parampara training.
Today, Arshad is hailed as a performer par excellence. He is one of the few contemporary singers of the Kirana Gharana to have assimilated the essence of the meer-khand vistar or development, typical to the gharana. His style, while strikingly original in its creative exposition of the raag, is seeped in a traditional mould. His ability to balance his performances with sensitive alap / vistar, complex sargams and an onslaught of lightening fast taans has set him in a class apart.
As a child, he became one of the most celebrated “Little Ustads” of our country. In the year 1993, at the age of nine, he was described as “the biggest sensation of Sawai Gandharva Sammelan” following his performance on a special invitation from Bharat-Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi on the occasion of his 75th birthday celebrations. Other memorable performances include Bhatkhande Sangeet Sammelan, Lucknow (2000), Harvallabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jalandhar (2004), Sangeet Natak Akademy’s ‘Sangit Pratibha’, Patna (2005), Gharana Sammelan, Mumbai (2006) and Sawai Gandharva, Pune (2008) among others. Apart from performing in most prestigious music festivals of India, he has performed at numerous ITC Sangeet Sammelans across the country. His international tours, taking him to countries like Holland and the Middle East have been well received by the audiences and critics alike.
Subhen Chatterjee | Full Bio
Subhen Chatterjee is a renowned classical and fusion tabla artist from India. He trained under the guidance of Pandit Swapan Chowdhury. Chatterjee shared the stage with Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Vidushi Girija Devi, Vidushi Shobha Gurtu, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Aashish Khan, Paul Horn, David Crosby and many others. He has also toured in India and abroad. Chatterjee is a member of the band Karma and is also a regular performer at WOMAD. He is a recipient of a Grammy nomination, Just Plain Folk (JPF) Award nomination, Jadu Bhatta Award from Salt Lake Music Conference and Honorary Citizenship from the State of Alabama. Chatterjee holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing live with 346 musicians in Jorhat (Assam).
Looking to fill your year with more music? This program is included in our Friends of ICMSV 2024 Season Pass along with many other exciting events, all at a reduced rate.
This program is presented by the Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver (ICMSV). If you are looking to sponsor this event please send us an email to [email protected]