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7:00pm - 23rd August 2009Octagon Theatre, University of WA

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SUJAG presents

THE FREEDOM CONCERTamjad ali khan

“There is no essential difference between classical and popular music. Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds Indian classical music remote.”

Sarod virtuoso Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has enthralled audiences all over the world, taking the sarod to dizzying heights. He has performed at the WOMAD Festival in Adelaide and New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand, WOMAD Rivermead Festival in UK, Edinburgh Music Festival, World Beat Festival in Brisbane, Summer Arts Festival in Seattle, BBC Proms, International Poets Festival in Rome, Shiraz Festival, UNESCO, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Adelaide Music Festival, 1200 Years celebration of Frankfurt and Schonbrunn in Vienna amongst many others.

In 1994, Khan’s name was included in the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, 5th edition. In 1999, Mr. Khan inaugurated the World Festival of Sacred Music with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1998, Khan composed the signature tune for the 48th International Film Festival. Khan’s Raga Bhairav featured in the BBC’s list of the best 50 classical albums of 1995. The same year he received the Gandhi medal - UNESCO award in Paris. In 2001 Khan was awarded, the Padma Bhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award.

Furthermore, Khan has been a regular performer at the Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Kennedy Center, Santury Hall (First Indian performer), House of Commons, Theater Dela Ville, Muee Guimet, ESPLANADE in Singapore, Palais beaux-arts, Mozart Hall in Frankfurt, Chicago Symphony Center, St. James Palace and the Opera House in Australia.

In his heart, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is a man who has proven his indomitable belief in the integration of two of life’s greatest forces, love and music. He is a living example of a man who practices that integration each day of his life, both onstage and offstage.

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KenIndiaCreations

The artists accompanying Ustad Amjad Ali Khan are:

Tanmoy Bose - Tabla

One of the foremost musicians of the contemporary scenario of World Music, Tanmoy Bose is an indispensable member in the world of rhythm. His continuous association with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan confirms his mastery over his subject. Equally brilliant within traditional as well as experimental genres, he has carved out a unique niche for himself in his diverse avatars as classical musician, new-age artiste and composer.

Mithilesh Kumar Jha - Percussion Mithilesh won the first prize in the All India Music competition in 1986 and has had the privilege of receiving continuing guidance from sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. Mithilesh has since been a frequent performer with vocalists and instrumentalists in India and abroad.