North Indian Sarangi Maestro
Suhail Yusuf Khan
with Pranav Ghatraju, Tabla
Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm
UU Society of Amherst, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
Suhail Yusuf Khan
with Pranav Ghatraju, Tabla
Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm
UU Society of Amherst, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
Suhail, a devoted Sarangi player, has been hailed as a child prodigy in the world of Indian classical music. A descendant of the Moradabad-Rampur and Senia Gharana of MIYAAN TANSEN, he is the grandson of renowned Sarangi legend, Padmabhushan and Padmashree recipient, USTAD SABRI KHAN, and nephew of the Sarangi genius, USTAD KAMAL SABRI.
At the age of seven Suhail started learning to play the Sarangi under the tutelage of his Uncle and Grandfather, in the ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’ which is the Traditional Indian Schooling method of imparting of knowledge from the Guru “teacher” to the Shishya “student’ . Suhail gave his first live performance at the age of 11, with his Grandfather and Uncle. Since then he has performed extensively in India & abroad covering France, Belgium, Italy, all of Scandinavia, Switzerland, South Africa, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malayasia, Sri Lanka; the Middle East and has toured the UK extensively. Suhail is a multifaceted artiste who is also a music composer; singer & song writer. His versatility extends to varied genres of music from Indian Classical Music to contemporary Rock Fusion; Jazz Fusion ; World Music; Folk Music Fusion. The British Council, New Delhi has Suhail as a Cultural Ambassador from India to the UK. He also has the honour of being a graded musician with All India Radio, the Indian public radio broadcaster. Currently, a PhD. candidate at Wesleyan University’s music department and Adjunct-Professor of Music at Hartt Conservatory of Music, University of Hartford, Suhail bring s together expertise from a performance career that has extended over 20 years, a creative ability, and the academic research to find new modes of expression in Hindustānī (North Indian art) music and other genres. His doctoral dissertation, “Bridge Overtones: Lessons from the Sarangi” is the first in-depth ethnomusicological study of the North Indian bowed instrument tradition by a hereditary sarangi player. He has been featured on more than fifteen albums and signed to Domino records, U.K. Navarasa: Nine Emotions, his recent album, was voted number 1 in The Guardian’s Best of 2020 listings. 
Suhail will be joined by Pranav Ghatraju, Tabla. Pranav began his training in Tabla at Boston’s Learnquest Academy of Music under Dr. Nishikant Sonwalker when he was 5 years old. Currently, he is under the tutelage of Ustad Shabbir Nisar son of Tabla Nawaaz Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad, India. Pranav has been actively accompanying artists and giving solo performances across both the USA and India since a young age. His talents have been well appreciated by many of today's greatest maestros. Pranav was awarded a scholarship by the New England Conservatory in 2007 to attend the World Rhythm boot camp. In 2010, Pranav was the youngest recipient of the 20 Under 20 award by the INDIA New England magazine for academic, extra-curricular, and community related activities. Pranav won the mega finals for the under-15 category at Crescendo 2011, a North Indian classical music competition conducted by Swarganga in Atlanta, GA.
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