Tari Khan
| Tari Khan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Abdul Sattar Khan |
| Born | 1953 (age 64–65) |
| Origin | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Tabla Maestro & Vocalist |
| Instruments | Tabla |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Website |
taritabla |
Abdul Sattar "Tari" Khan (born 1953) is a Pakistani tabla player and vocalist.[1] Tari Khan hails from the Punjab gharana and is the student of Ustad Miyan Shaukat Hussain Khan. He has been awarded with many accolades such as Taj Poshi (Golden Crown), the Hazrat Amir Khusrow Award, as well as Pakistan's Pride of Performance Award (Pakistan's highest artistic honour) in 2008.[2] Tari Khan belongs to the tabla playing gharana called Punjab gharana.[3]
Early life
Tari Khan was born in Lahore, Pakistan. He hails from a traditional Rababi family (musicians employed in the Sikh temples of Punjab). His father was a classical vocalist. At the age of six, Tari was so captivated by the Tabla playing of Ustad Miyan Shaukat Hussain Khan, that for the next eight years, Tari heard Ustad Miyan Shaukat Hussain Khan's tabla at various events.[4] At fourteen, he formally became a student of Ustad Miyan Shaukat Hussain Khan, thus beginning his journey into Tabla. Three years later, he would go on to perform at the death anniversary of tabla master Miyan Qadir Baksh for almost three hours.[5]
Career
He became famous as the accompanist of the ghazal singer Ghulam Ali as well as Mehdi Hassan. Tari always provided an exquisite accompaniment: clean, crisp thekas with astonishingly quick and interesting laggis to punctuate the verses. Because of this international exposure, musicians in India got to hear of him at a time when little cultural news escaped from Pakistan. Since then, Tari has gone on to musical scene as a tabla showman. Tari Khan has earned and has been awarded with several titles in his lifetime. The titles and awards range from being crowned the Golden Crown Taj Poshi, the Hazrat Ameer Khusro Award, as well as Pakistan's Pride of Performance Award, which has earned him the title of Tabla Prince of India and Pakistan.[6]
Tari Khan has accompanied various classical artists like Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Roshanara Begum, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Ustad Ghulam Hussain Shaggan, Ustad Sharif Khan Ponnchewale, Ustad Vilayat Khan, and Pandit Ramesh Mishra, to name a few.[7] He has also accompanied renowned ghazal singers like Ustad Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, Talat Aziz, and Hariharan, to name a few.
Vocal
In recent years, Tari has shown an interest in singing and claims to be a disciple of Mehdi Hassan.
Personal life
Tari Khan lives in California, US. He trains his disciples in Tabla.[8] He has a number of followers around the world and has several students across the globe.[9][10]
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/arts/music/22sufi.html, Tari Khan performance at New York's Sufi Music Festival, New York Times newspaper, published 21 July 2010, Retrieved 21 February 2016
- ↑ http://www.taritabla.com/html/bio.html, Tari Khan's Biography and awards info, Retrieved 2 May 2016
- ↑ https://www.swarganga.org/articles/details.php?id=5, Gharanas of Tabla in India and Pakistan on Swar Ganga Music Foundation website, Retrieved 21 February 2016
- ↑ http://www.taritabla.com/html/bio.html, Biography of Tari Khan, Retrieved 2 May 2016
- ↑ http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/artists/ustad_sattar_khan.php
- ↑ http://www.taritabla.com/html/bio.html
- ↑ http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20121026&page=22, Tari Khan interview on The Friday Times newspaper, Published 26 October 2012, Retrieved 2 May 2016
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-05/chandigarh/27800037_1_land-partition-tradition
- ↑ http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20121026&page=22
- ↑ http://www.taritabla.com/html/disciples.html
- Mistry, Aban E. (1999). Pakhawaj & Tabla: History, Schools and Traditions. ISBN 978-0-9643694-8-1. Digitala.