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Breaking
Barriers releases in India and Hope releases worldwide
on itunes
Taking the onus on himself in binding the society
with music, the cultural ambassador of UNESCO has
for the first time come out with an album aptly named
"Breaking Barriers" in India and 'Hope'
worldwide, containing Christmas carols and hymns played
on the sarod. "It is for the first time I have
attempted such a different type of music. In every
religion, people are trying to connect to god through
music. This was my way of paying tribute to Jesus
and play a small part in the celebration of Christmas
and New Year," he says. The album contains the
all time Christmas favouries including Joy to the
world , The Lord is my Shepard , O come All ye faithful
and Silent Night amongst others.
December 2007 |
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Musical
therapy to fight AIDS
An AIDS awareness campaign 'Lend your Voice for AIDS'
was launched by Act Now India (ANI), a non-profit
AIDS advocacy and organisation; and Saregama India
Ltd, a leading music and entertainment company; UNAIDS
and Delhi Public School (DPS) Society. The campaign
is focused around a lyric writing contest and targets
youth, particularly 14 to 25 year old. It is perceived
that through the competition it will be easy to enthuse
participation from school children and youth across
the four metros - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta and Chennai
- and spread awareness about HIV/AIDS among this section
of society that is both vulnerable and a key catalyst
for the needed change.
Well-known supermodel, Padma Lakshmi along with Sarod
Maestro Amjad Ali Khan were present at the launch.
New Delhi December 2007 |
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Amjad
Ali Khan Concert, Wiener Konzerthaus, VIENNA (Europe
Tour) October 2007
Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan receives the Degree of
Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa)
Amjad Ali Khan received an honourary doctorate by
the Jamia Milia Islamia University for his contribution
in the field of music. Khan Saheb could not attend
the convocation where about 3000 students from various
faculties were given away degrees as his was on tour
in Europe. Mrs. Subhalakshmi Khan received the Degree
of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) on his behalf
from the HonourableVice President of India, Hamid
Ansari in New Delhi. October 2007 |
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Amaan
Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan walk the ramp in Mumbai
for Shantanu & Nikhil at the Chivas Fashion Tour
October 2007 |
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Concert at The Fox Theater, Atlanta (US Tour) September
2007 |
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Amjad Ali Khan at Queen Elisabeth
Hall for India's Sixtieth Year Concert. Early this
year, Mr. Khan featured in the Southbank Centre's
recently launched the Royal Festival Hall hoardings
project ‘Rankin's Front Row', where his photograph
is included in the frieze that will run the length
of the river façade of the Royal Festival Hall.
September 2007 |
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Commissioner
Moore presents a key to the city of Fort Lauderdale
to Sarod master Amjad Ali Khan at the Amaturo Theater
on the occasion of his performance in South Florida
September 2007 |
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Watch
Amjad Ali Khan's interview on
BBC World
0530 GMT on Saturday 25th August 2007
1830 GMT on Saturday 25th August 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/programmes
/hardtalk/ |
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August 2007 Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali
Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan perform at the Central Hall
of Parliament on the commemoration of India's 60th
year of Independence in New Delhi. |
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The
Khans take time out in Asilah. They performed at the
Asilah Cultural Festival in Morocco in early August
at the Asilah Palace.
August 2007 |
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Amjad
Ali Khan honoured by the Rabindra Bharti University
of Kolkata with its highest honour, the Honourary
D.Litt. the ceremony took place at a glittering ceremony
at the residence of the university's founder, Rabindranath
Tagore, on May 8. Amjad Ali Khan was travelling in
the US at that point, so his wife Subhalakshmi Khan
accepted the honour on his behalf. This is the fifth
time that the classical musician has been bestowed
with such high respect from different universities
across the world.
May 2007 |
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Amjad
Ali Khan has been honoured with the "Key to the
City"
Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan has
been honoured with the "Key to the City"
award by Tulsa, a city in the Oklahoma state of the
United States for his "long-standing contribution"
to classical music. Khan, along with his sons Amaan
and Ayaan were also conferred honorary citizenship
of the city by Mayor Kathy Taylor. The citation given
with the award expressed "sincere appreciation"
of his contribution to the promotion of classical
music and also recognised his "outstanding performance"
in the city of Tulsa, "providing a totally unique
experience in Indian classical music and in supporting
ongoing efforts to promote cultural ties between the
city of Tulsa and India."
April 2007 |
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Sennheiser
electronic, one of the the world’s leading manufacturers
of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission
systems, announced the launch of its India entity,
Sennheiser Electronics India Private Limited. The
occasion was attended by several high-level delegates
including Ms Karin Sennheiser(C), shareholder of the
parent organisation in Germany, Sennheiser GmbH &
Co. KG. A scintillating sarod performance by young
maestros Amaan Ali Khan(R) and Ayaan Ali Khan(L),
using top-end Sennheiser equipment marked the brand’s
entry into the Indian market. |
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- 2007