Shahid Ali Khan (Qawwal singer)

Shahid Ali Khan (Urdu: شاہد علی خان) is a Canada based singer in the Qawwali genre, a musical tradition that dates back over 700 years.[1]

Biography

Shahid Ali Khan is born in Lahore, Pakistan, and brought up in a family of Qawwal musicians. He studied under Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and later performed with him.

Shahid has appeared on OMNI's Television show Chardi Kalaa. He has sung on the show and has also been interviewed by the show host Sarabjeet Singh.

Shahid has also been involved with numerous multi-cultural initiatives, such as performing at Toronto's Yonge & Dundas Square as a headliner of the 'DesiFest' South Asian Canadian music festival.[2]

Recordings

Shahid Ali Khan released his first CD in Canada in November 2006. The self-titled album is in the Qawwali music style - a tradition that dates back over 700 years.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Shahid Ali Khan Concert Review - MyBindi.com". www.mybindi.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  2. desifest_Toronto_guide rbcdesifest.com
  3. "RBC desiFEST presented by Rogers". www.rbcdesifest.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
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