The world-renowned sitarist, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, and his son Shakir Khan return to Roulette for a special collaboration. They will be joined by Yashwant Vaishnav, a rising star in the tabla (drums) world.
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan belongs to an illustrious musical family and has achieved success in not only preserving the tradition, but in pushing its boundaries to greater heights. He is one of the leading exponents of the Etawah Gharana tradition, which was popularized by Ustad Vilayat Khan, and belongs to the seventh generation of this musical lineage. Trained by his father and guru Ustad Aziz Khan, he was recognized as a child prodigy and started performing in public by the time he was eight years old. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the government of India’s Padma Shri and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Shakir Khan, a dynamic young classical sitarist, follows in the footsteps of his father and guru, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. From his first public performance at the age of 11, to tours with his father and appearances at India’s important music festivals, he has proved himself a worthy heir to one of the world’s oldest classical traditions.
