Aashish Khan
Indian classical musician and sarode player (1939–2024)
Aashish Khan (5 December 1939 – 14 November 2024) was an Indian classical musician and sarod player. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 in the 'Best Traditional World Music Album' category for his album "Golden Strings of the Sarode". He was also a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
As the grandson of Allauddin Khan, he collaborated with musicians such as Ravi Shankar and The Beatles. Beyond Indian classical music, he and his brother Pranesh Khan also composed disco music for the album Disco Jazz (1982), sung by Rupa Biswas.
Background
Khan was born to a Bengali family in 1939 at Maihar, a small state of British India, where his grandfather Alauddin Khan, founder of the "Senia Maihar Gharana" or "Senia Maihar School" of Indian classical music, was a royal court musician.
His mother, the late Zubeida Begum, was Ali Akbar Khan's first wife. He was initiated into Hindustani classical music at the age of five by his grandfather. His training later continued under the guidance of his father, Ali Akbar Khan, and his aunt, Annapurna Devi. He was divorced and had two children, Faraz and Nusrat Khan.
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