Ustad Sabri Khan | |
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 Sabri Khan on a 2018 stamp of India | |
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| Born | 21 May 1927 Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 1 December 2015(2015-12-01) (aged 88) New Delhi,Delhi, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music,Hindustani classical music |
| Instrument | Sarangi |
UstadSabri Khan (21 May 1927 – 1 December 2015) was an Indiansarangi player, who was descended on both sides of his family from a line of distinguished musicians.
Sabri Khan was born on 21 May 1927 inMoradabad,Uttar Pradesh,British India.[1][2] He belonged to the SainiaGharana. This Gharana traces the tradition of its music back to MianTansen, the great vocalist in the court ofMughal EmperorAkbar. He had been initiated into sarangi-playing by his grandfather, Ustad HajiMohammed Khan and later continued his training under his father UstadChajju Khan, both accomplished sarangi exponents of their time. Khan also learned some important and rare techniques of playing from his uncle UstadLaddan Khan ofRampur.[1]
Sabri Khan played sarangi with vocalist musicians onAll India Radio and also served as a staff artiste there.[1] He accompanied the noted sitar playerRavi Shankar and tabla playerAlla Rakha on their tour of the United States in the early 1960s.[1]
Sabri Khan toured extensively and performed inAfghanistan,Pakistan,China,Japan,USSR,United States,Canada,England,France,Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Sweden, Norway, Finland andMexico. The credit of introducing the Sarangi to American and European audiences goes to Sabri Khan. He also played a duet with violinistYehudi Menuhin and was invited as a visiting professor by theUniversity of Washington,Seattle, United States in 1981.[1]
In appreciation of his contribution to the Classical Music of India, Ustad Sabri Khan received theSahitya Kala Parishad Award, UP, Sangeet Natak Academy Award,National Sangeet Natak Academy Award (1986), thePadma Shree Award (1992) andPadma Bhushan Award (2006) by thePresident of India – Government of India.[3][4]
Ustad Sabri Khan Sahib has four sons (1) Sarwar Sabri (2) Jamal Sabri (3)Kamal Sabri (4) Gulfam Sabri, and five daughters. He has many grandsons playing musical instruments:Suhail Yusuf Khan (Sarangi), Faisal YusufKhan (Tabla), Shariq Khan (Tabla), Junaid (Guitar) and Nabeel Khan (Sarangi).
In the early morning on 1 December 2015, Ustad Sabri Khan died surrounded by his family at his home in New Delhi at age 88.[3][5]
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