Shujaat Khan

Shujaat Husain Khan
Shujaat Khan performing in 2011
Shujaat Khan performing in 2011
Background information
Born (1960-05-19) 19 May 1960 (age 64)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupation(s)composer, musician, Sitar player
Instrumentsitar
Years active1966 – present
Websiteshujaatkhan.com

Shujaat Husain Khan (born 19 May 1960) is one of the most acclaimed North Indian musicians and sitar players of his generation.

He belongs to the Imdadkhani gharana, also called Etawah gharana school of music.[1][2][3]

He has recorded over 100 albums and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album for his work with the band Ghazal with Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor. He also sings frequently. His style of sitar playing, known as 'gayaki ang', is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Shujaat Khan - Artist of the month". ITC Sangeet Research Academy website. February 2003. Archived from the original on 24 March 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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  3. ^ a b Suanshu Khurana (18 February 2017). ""Exchanging Notes: Shujaat Khan's live concert with tabla player Zakir Hussain"". The Indian Express newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.