Amjad Ali Khan

Amjad Ali Khan is one of the undisputed masters of the music world. Since giving his first performance at the age of six, he has played for audiences worldwide, being widely credited with reinventing the technique of playing the Sarod – a stringed instrument, used mainly in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent.

Over the course of a distinguished career, he has won numerous accolades including a Grammy nomination, Unicef’s National Ambassadorship and is a Global Music Awards Gold Medal Winner for outstanding contribution to the global music industry and excellence in the classical music sphere.

“One of the 20th century’s greatest masters of the Sarod…”
– Songlines

“the finest living exponent of the Sarod”
– The Guardian

“this is a player at the height of his inventive powers…”
– BBC Music

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