Amaan Ali Khan Biography 
Amaan Ali Khan is an Indian sarod player. He is the son of famous musician Amjad Ali Khan. His mother is Subhalakshmi Barua, a noted classical dancer. His younger brother Ayaan Ali Khan is also a noted musician and together they have performed in many concerts. Khan Brothers have also hosted the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma nearly for 3 years since early 2000s. They received a Lycra Style Award from MTV India in 2006. Apart from solo albums, he has also released collaboration albums with his brother and father. He along with his family performed at Parliament of India in 2007.
Khan was born in 1977 as the elder son of sarod player Amjad Ali Khan and Subhalakshmi Barua Khan. He is the grandson of Haafiz Ali Khan. His surname is Bangash which he dropped in 2006. He belongs to the fifth generation of tradition of music. He, along with his younger brother Ayaan Ali Khan was trained from a young age by their father. Since 1980’s he has performed with his father and brother. He started performing at the age of 8. Amaan is one of the most loved artists of India today and has performed in most of the mainstream Music Festivals of India as well as abroad. He made his UK debut in the year 1991.
Apart from solo albums, he is known for his association with his younger brother. In 2002, the brothers released a book, Abba: God's Greatest Gift To Us dedicated to their father. They released their collaboration album, Moksha in 2005 which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album. In the following years, the brothers released Reincarnation, an album of world fusion music, Sufi music album - Rang and thematic album, Mystic Dunes. ‘Headwaters’ is their latest release in the year 2013. Amaan recently performed at Stanford University’s Dinkelspiel Auditorium.
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Updated: February 03, 2014
