Amaan Ali Khan (

IAST The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanisation of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit and related Indic languages. It is based on a scheme that emerged during ...

: ) (born 1977) is an Indian classical musician who plays the

sarod The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar, it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the sweet ...

. Khan is the son of

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical ''sarod'' player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. Khan was born into a classical musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was award ...

and often performs with his younger brother

Ayaan Ali Khan Ayaan Ali Bangash ( hi, अयान अली बंगश; IAST: ) (born 5 September 1979) is an Indian classical musician who plays the ''sarod''. Khan is the son of Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his older brother Amaan Ali Banga ...

, with whom he hosted the music talent show ''

Sa Re Ga Ma Saregama India Ltd. (Saregama refers to the first four notes of the Indian musical scale); formerly known as The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd. is India's oldest music label owned by the RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group of companies. The company i ...

''.

Notes

n- /span> Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan dropped their family surname Bangash ( ur, ) in 2006.

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* 1977 births Living people Hindustani instrumentalists Indian television presenters Indian people of Pashtun descent Sarod players {{India-musician-stub