Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan
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Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan is a shehnai
specialist from India. He was born in Kolkata
on March 21, 1939.
. His father Ali Jan Khan and gurus late uncle Nazir Hussain Khan and late Imdad Hussain Khan of Benares were also renowned shehnai specialists.
. He has played jugalbandhi both commercially and in live performances with artists such as Vilayat Hussain Khan on sitar, V. G. Jog
on violin
and Munewar Ali Khan, vocals. His recordings are numerous and under variety of labels.
, Germany
, Switzerland
, Holland, France
, Belgium
, Russia
, Tunisia
, Thailand
, Singapore
, Indonesia
and Philippines
, over a span of twenty years. On several occasions he has been invited/sponsored by governments and/or music festivals. He performed a duet with pianist Peter Michael Hamel
at the Indo-German Festival. He participated in Music Festival Raag-Mala in the U.S. and Canada
in 1994.
Shehnai
The shehnai, shahnai, shenai or mangal vadya, is an aerophonic instrument, a double reed conical oboe, common in North India, West India and Pakistan, made out of wood, with a metal flare bell at the end...
specialist from India. He was born in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
on March 21, 1939.
Background
His grand-father Wazir Ali Khan was the first to demonstrate Indian classical music on shehnai at Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
. His father Ali Jan Khan and gurus late uncle Nazir Hussain Khan and late Imdad Hussain Khan of Benares were also renowned shehnai specialists.
Career
He has taught shehnai at Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta since 1974. He is regularly featured on All India Radio and Indian Television. He holds the distinction of composing the signature tune for Indian Television with Pandit Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar
Ravi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
. He has played jugalbandhi both commercially and in live performances with artists such as Vilayat Hussain Khan on sitar, V. G. Jog
V. G. Jog
Vishnu Govind Jog, better known as V. G. Jog , was an Indian violinist. He was the foremost exponent of the violin in the Hindustani music tradition in the 20th century, and is credited for introducing this instrument into Hindustani music.Jog was a disciple of Baba Allauddin Khan...
on violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and Munewar Ali Khan, vocals. His recordings are numerous and under variety of labels.
Concerts
Ali Ahmed has extensively traveled in India and abroad. His concert tours have included countries like United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Holland, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, over a span of twenty years. On several occasions he has been invited/sponsored by governments and/or music festivals. He performed a duet with pianist Peter Michael Hamel
Peter Michael Hamel
Peter Michael Hamel is a German composer. His works have been associated with the Minimalist style of composition, and in the late 1970s with the New Simplicity movement....
at the Indo-German Festival. He participated in Music Festival Raag-Mala in the U.S. and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1994.
Awards
- Top grade Artist of All India Radio
- All Bengal Music Conference(Award & Gold Medal)
- Gavati Devi Music(Gold Medal)
- Tansen Samarooh,Gold Medal awarded by Mr.M Farooque in Bihar Sharif
- Indian Classical Music Circle Of Austin held at Austin USA awarded him certificate of Excellence
- Bishwa Banga Sammelan Award given by the Honourable Speaker of the Parliament Of India Mr.Somnath Chatterjee
- Awarded by the Government Of Port Blair
- Awarded by Indian Community held at Bangdung, Indonesia
- Sruti nandan(Kolkata),Binapani Sanskrutika Anusthan (Cuttack)
- Bankim Kumar Pal Memorial Music Conference
- Indian Council For Cultural RelationsIndian Council for Cultural RelationsThe Indian Council for Cultural Relations , is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India’s external cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their peoples...
& Indian Musieum presented Parvati C.14 Cent A.D at Indian Independence Kingdom National first time in City Of Joy Kolkata in M.V Minerva Ship by the Govt Of Indian Tourist Office - Diploma from The State Committee Of YEREVAN (Armenia).