Kolkata, Prominent musicians in Kolkata on Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Sangeet Akademi awardee Ustad Aashish Khan, describing him as one of the last great maestros of classical instrumental music. Prominent musicians in Kolkata condole death of sarod exponent Ustad Aashish Khan Ustad Khan, a renowned sarod player from the Maihar Gharana, passed away in the US …
Eminent classical singer Pandit Vijay Kumar Kichlu passed away at a private hospital in south Kolkata on Friday evening after suffering a heart attack, the hospital authorities said in a statement. President Ram Nath Kovind giving Padma Shri award to Pandit Vijay Kumar Kilchu in 2018 An exponent of the Agra Gharana, Padma Shri awardee Pundit Kichlu had a history …
The Consulate General of India, Hong Kong & Padmabhushan Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan Association had hosted a grand concert, “SAMMAAN” – A Tribute to Late Ustad Ghulam Husain Khan, as a part of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence and in the memory of one of the pioneers of Indian classical music, late Ustad Ghulam Husain Khan Sahab. BIOGRAPHY OF …
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, the legendary Hindustani vocalist and winner of three Padma awards and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, died at age 89 on Sunday. One of his students, incidentally, was filmmaker Hansal Mehta, director of films like Shahid and Aligarh and the recent web-series Scam 1992. "I was 15 when I first attended a concert by Khan saab," …
