Ayaan Ali Khan Explained

Alias:Ayaan Ali BangashN-
Birth Date:5 September 1979
Origin:Delhi, India
Genre:Hindustani classical music, world fusion music
Instrument:sarod
Associated Acts:Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash
Website:www.ayaanalibangash.com

Ayaan Ali Bangash (Hindi: अयान अली बंगश; IAST:) (born 5 September 1979) is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan is the son of Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his older brother Amaan Ali Bangash, with whom he hosted the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma. He has also released solo albums and collaborations with brother and father.

Early life and career

Ayaan Ali Bangash was born 5 September 1979 as the son of sarod player Amjad Ali Khan and Subhalakshmi Barua Khan, a classical dancer.[1] [2] His birth name was Bangash and he is the seventh generation of musicians of the Bangash musical lineage; the Bangash claim to have invented the sarod.[3] [4] [5] Khan has an older brother, Amaan, and they were taught music by their father from a young age and later began to perform with their father on concert tours.[6]

Ayaan Ali Bangash has performed with his father and brother since the late 1980s and performed at Carnegie Hall in 1997.[7] [8] He released his solo debut album of classical music in 1999.[9] Khan hosted the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma on Zee TV with his brother for three years in the early 2000s.[10] [11] In 2002, Khan and his brother wrote a book about their father, Abba: God's Greatest Gift To Us. Moksha, a 2005 album made in with Amaan and Amjad Ali Khan and released by Real World Records, was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album.[12] The brothers released Reincarnation, an album of world fusion music, in 2006, and a thematic album, Mystic Dunes, in 2007, and toured internationally.[13] They were awarded a Lycra Style Award from MTV India in 2006. Khan and his brother also sing, including on the 2007 tribute album Remembering Mahatma Gandhi.[14] Khan joined his family to perform for the Parliament of India in 2007.[15] In 2009, after working under a movie contract that forbade public appearances for a year, the brothers returned to making music when the production by Bollywood director J. P. Dutta was cancelled.[16] They released a Sufi music album called Rang in 2012.They also released a new album called Headwaters in October 2013.

Personal life

In 2008, Ayaan Ali Bangash married Neema Sharma, daughter of Indian film producer, actor, and director Romesh Sharma. On 1 August 2012, Neema Ali Bangash gave birth to twin boys, Zohaan Ali Bangash and Abeer Ali Bangash.[10]

Discography

Solo

Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangash

Amjad, Ayaan, and Amaan Ali Bangash

Notes

n-[1]Ayaan and Amaan Ali Khan dropped their family surname Bangash (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|بنگش) in 2006.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kher . Ruchika . I've become less restless after marriage: Ayaan Ali Khan . . . 5 September 2009 . 22 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001030920/http://www.hindustantimes.com/I-ve-become-less-restless-after-marriage-Ayaan-Ali-Khan/H1-Article1-450636.aspx . 1 October 2009 .
  2. News: Zakir Hussain and Bangash brothers' ode to heritage. The Tribune. 13 December 2003. 22 November 2009.
  3. News: Ziya Us Salam. Precious Abba... priceless as ever. The Hindu. 14 November 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021227041933/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/14/stories/2002111400200100.htm. usurped. 27 December 2002. 22 November 2009.
  4. News: Griffiths. Paul. In the Art of the Sarod, Echoes of the Human Voice. The New York Times. 25 May 2000. 22 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091112041726/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/25/arts/world-music-review-in-the-art-of-the-sarod-echoes-of-the-human-voice.html. 12 November 2009 . live.
  5. News: Weisman. Steven R.. Traditionalist Reshapes India's Ancient Sarod. The New York Times. 7 June 1988. 22 November 2009.
  6. News: King Murdoch. Anna. Sarod star with a talent for dignity. The Age. 7 March 2003. 22 November 2009.
  7. News: Daniel. Nicola F.. Melodic tapestries. The Washington Post. 4 September 1988. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102144413/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1277079.html. dead. 2 November 2012. 22 November 2009.
  8. News: Pareles. Jon. At Carnegie Hall, an All-Star Cast From India. The New York Times. 15 September 1997. 22 November 2009.
  9. News: Ayaan Ali Bangash launches debut album. Press Trust of India. The Indian Express. 16 April 1999. 22 November 2009.
  10. News: Umachandran. Shalini. The sons also shine. 22 September 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031011130554/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/22/stories/2003092200230100.htm. dead. 11 October 2003. The Hindu. 22 November 2009.
  11. News: Dusty affair . The Indian Express . 30 January 2001 . 22 November 2009 .
  12. News: Amjad Ali nominated for Grammy. Indo-Asian News Service. The Times of India. 12 October 2005. 22 November 2009.
  13. News: Sengupta. Reshmi. Raga of a role model. The Telegraph. 26 January 2007. https://archive.today/20130203134216/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070126/asp/calcutta/story_7310029.asp. dead. 3 February 2013. 22 November 2009.
  14. News: A musical tribute to the Father of the Nation. Indo-Asian News Service. Sify. 28 September 2007. https://archive.today/20120717145117/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14534544. dead. 17 July 2012. 22 November 2009.
  15. News: Amjad Ali Khan, Jasraj to perform in Parliament. The Hindu. 8 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612085010/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/08/stories/2007080855721500.htm. usurped. 12 June 2008. 22 November 2009.
  16. News: Acting on hold, Amaan, Ayaan return to sarod. Indo-Asian News Service. The Times of India. 19 August 2009. 22 November 2009.
  17. News: Ahmed. Afsana. Meet the Khan bros. The Times of India. 27 January 2006. 22 November 2009.

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