Shahid Parvez

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan
Born
Shahid Parvez Khan

(1954-10-14) 14 October 1954 (age 70)
OccupationSitar Maestro for Indian classical music
Years active1965 – present
AwardsPadma Shri Award in 2012
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006
WebsiteOfficial site

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (commonly known as Shahid Parvez; born 14 October 1954) is an Indian classical sitar maestro from the Imdadkhani gharana.[1] He represents the seventh generation of the Etawah Gharana as its primary exponent. He is praised especially for the vocalistic phrasing and quality of his raga improvisations, known as "Gayaki Ang." This translates to "Singing branch/limb" ("branch" and "limb" referring here to musical style). The sitar legend, Ustad Vilayat Khan[2] resurrected and re-introduced Gayaki Ang as a widely accepted sitar genre in India and abroad, and his nephew, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan has carried this torch into the present day.

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, sitar maestro performing at a concert accompanied by Pandit Kishan Maharaj
  1. ^ Amrita Dasgupta (1 July 2010). "Seven strings to the rainbow: Sitarist extraordinaire Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan on music and musicianship". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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