Amjad Ali Khan

Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the Sarod popularly known as Sarod Samrat, he was born into a musical family on 9th October, 1945 at Gwalior located in Madhya Pradesh. He has been performing all over the world by conducting tours and such, from the decade of 1960s. Amjad was conferred the respected awarded of India's second highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan, in the year of 2001. He is the youngest son of sarod player Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan and the legacy is followed by him to lead in his father's wish of him becoming a maestro. He was first introduced to the musical instrument when he was all of 6 years old and the guru, his father taught him to handle the great sixth generation inheritance of a legendary lineage. He was exceptionally talented as he delivered his first stage performance at twelve years old, when he performed his first solo recital, it made him quite famous and fetched good name in the history. He has a great enthusiasm towards music in general, although been classically trained, he also ventures in to the western classical gener and often comes up mixed tunes. His birth chart explains that all legal battles will be in Amjad's favor and free daily horoscope suggest that, the opponents and will not dare to face the native. 

Amjad Ali Khan has contributed from his bottom of his heart worked hard in the field of classical music. The most appealing thing done by him, while playing the Sarod is that, he uses his finger nails instead of finger tips, which is a tough task to apply on the Sarod but delivers a clear ringing sound. This genius has contributed his practice time in composing his own music like Suprano Glenda Simpson, guitarist Charley Byrd, Guitarist Barry Mason, UK Cellist Matthew Barley and Violinist Igor Frolov. Not just that amjad went on to, receive many awards like UNICEF National Ambassadorship, Padmashree Award, UNESCO Award, Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Padma Bhushan, Tansen Award, and International Music Forum Award etc. He is the first north Indian artist to perform in honor of Saint Thyagaraja at the Thiruvaiyur shrine. The legacy continues successfully by his sons also as they would be promising Sarod players in future. This innovative musician has obtained Honorary Citizenship to the States of Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and the city of Atlanta. He has also given performances in Chicago Symphony Center, Royal Albert Hall, Singapore, St. James Palace, Carnegie Hall, House of Commons, Royal Festival Hall, Opera House in Australia, Kennedy Center and Mozart Hall in Frankfurt. Also read our last blog on Abhijeet Sawant Horoscope.