Ustad Amjad Ali Khan to perform in Dhaka
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, will perform at a programme to be held at the tennis court of Dhaka Club on November 6, says a press release. The programme is being organised by Sadat Hossain Salim, president, Dhaka Club. Event management group Web Entertainment Ltd. will arrange the programme. The programme will start at 9 pm and will continue till midnight.
CEO of Web Entertainment, S.M.N. Islam James informed that Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, along with his wife Subhalakshmi Khan and two instrumentalists, would arrive in Dhaka couple of days before the performance.
Under the guidance of his father Haafiz Ali Khan, Amjad Ali Khan first performed on sarod at the age of six. Since then he has performed at numerous prestigious programmes including Edinburgh Music Festival, Summer Arts Festival in Seattle, International Poets Festival in Rome and on BBC programmes.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has received several prestigious awards including UNESCO Award (1970), Padma Shree (1975), Padma Bhushan (1991), UNICEF's National Ambassadorship (1996) and the Crystal Award (1997) by the World Economic Forum.
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