Shafqat Ali Khan

Not to be confused with Pakistani vocalist Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan of the Patiala Gharana.

Shafqat Ali Khan
Shafqat Ali Khan in 2009
Born17 June 1972
NationalityPakistani
Occupationclassical music singer
Years active1979 – present
FatherSalamat Ali Khan (Sham Chaurasia Gharana)
RelativesSharafat Ali Khan (older brother)
AwardsPride of Performance Award (2009)
Ambassador for Peace Award by Universal Peace Federation, Washington (2018)
Websiteshafqatalikhanmusic.com

Shafqat Ali Khan (born 17 June 1972) is a classical singer of the khyal vocal genre, from Pakistan, belonging to the Sham Chaurasia gharana.[1][2][3]

The youngest son of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan,[3][4] Shafqat began performing from the age of seven, when he appeared at the Lahore Music Festival at Lahore, Pakistan in 1979.[2]

Shafqat Ali Khan is the custodian of a four hundred year legacy of classical music. A major Pakistani English language newspaper reportedly commented about him, "This line of musicians began with Mian Chand Ali Khan and Mian Suraj Ali Khan who used to quell the heart and soul of Mughal Emperor Akbar by singing for him."[4][2]

  1. ^ Bernard Holland (29 September 1992). "Classical Music in Review (1992 concert of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and Shafqat Ali Khan at Merkin Concert Hall)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference TFT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Tributes paid to the classical singers". Daily Times newspaper. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Nabeel Anwar Dhakku (31 December 2014). "Living legend wants state to preserve classical music". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024.