Shafqat Ali Khan

Shafqat Ali Khan
Khan in 2009
Born 17 June 1972
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation classical music singer
Years active 1979- present
Awards Pride of Performance Award in 2009

Shafqat Ali Khan (born 17 June 1972) is a classical singer of the khyal vocal genre, from Pakistan, belonging to the Sham Chaurasia gharana.[1][2]

The youngest son of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan,[2][3] Shafqat began performing from the age of seven, when he appeared at the Lahore Music Festival at Lahore, Pakistan in 1979.[4]

Describing a performance by Shafqat Ali Khan, The New York Times wrote, "exuberant complications, in which melodic gestures join hand-waving and synchronized finger-pointing to form an eloquent symbiosis."[1] Khan has received numerous awards including the Amir Khusro Award in 1986,[2] a Ghanda Award from New Delhi University in 1995 and a gold medal from Faisalabad University in 2004.[2]

Besides performing in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Shafqat Ali Khan has performed concerts throughout Europe and in the United States and Canada. His recording labels are HMV (UK), EMI (India), EMI (Pakistan), WaterLily Acoustics (USA), MegaSound (India) and Folk Heritage (Pakistan).[1]

Shafqat Ali Khan received Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2009.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/the-india-pakistan-divide-does-not-carry-over-to-music/, Interview with Shafqat Ali Khan by Ally Adnan, The Friday Times newspaper, Published 26 December 2014, Retrieved 3 April 2017
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/punjab/19-Dec-2015/pnca-pays-tribute-to-classical-singers, Tributes paid to the classical singers, published 19 Dec 2015, Retrieved 3 April 2017
  3. ↑ http://folkpunjab.org/shafqat-ali-khan/, Profile of Shafqat Ali Khan on folkpunjab.org website, Retrieved 3 April 2017
  4. ↑ http://shafqatalikhan.com/?page_id=9, Biography of Shafqat Ali Khan, published Jan 2011, Retrieved 3 April 2017
  5. ↑ , Shafqat Ali Khan's music and music labels, Retrieved 3 April 2017
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