Ayaan Ali Bangash ( hi, अयान अली बंगश; IAST: ) (born 5 September 1979) 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

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 awar ...

and often performs with his older brother Amaan Ali Bangash, with whom he hosted the music talent show ''

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''. He has also released solo albums and collaborations with brother and father.

Early life and career

Ayaan Ali Bangash was born 5 September 1979 as the son of ''sarod'' player

and Subhalakshmi Barua Khan, a classical dancer. His birth name was

Bangash The Bangash, Bungish or Bangakh ( ps, بنګښ) are a tribe of Pashtuns, inhabiting their traditional homeland, historically known as Bangash district, which stretches from Kohat to Tall and Spīn Ghar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. They als ...

and he was born in at least the fifth generation of musicians; the Bangash lineage claims to have invented the ''sarod''. Khan has an older brother, Amaan, and they were taught music by their father from a young age and later began to perform with their father on concert tours. Ayaan Ali Bangash has performed with his father and brother since the late 1980s and performed at Carnegie Hall in 1997. He released his solo debut album of classical music in 1999. Khan hosted the music talent show ''

'' on Zee TV with his brother for three years in the early 2000s. In 2002, Khan and his brother wrote a book about their father, ''Abba: God's Greatest Gift To Us''. Moksha, a 2005 album made in with Amaan and Amjad Ali Khan and released by

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, was nominated for

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. The brothers released ''Reincarnation'', an album of world fusion music, in 2006, and a thematic album, ''Mystic Dunes'', in 2007, and toured internationally. They were awarded a Lycra Style Award from

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in 2006. Khan and his brother also sing, including on the 2007 tribute album ''Remembering Mahatma Gandhi''. Khan joined his family to perform for the

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in 2007. In 2009, after working under a movie contract that forbade public appearances for a year, the brothers returned to making music when the production by

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director

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was cancelled. They released a

Sufi music Sufi music refers to the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusrow, and Khwaja Ghulam Farid. Qawwali is the best-known form of Sufi music and is most commonly found in the ...

album called Rang in 2012. They also released a new album called Headwaters in October 2013.

Personal life

In 2008, Ayaan Ali Bangash married Neema Sharma, daughter of Indian film producer, actor, and director

Romesh Sharma Romesh Brij Sharma is an Indian film producer, actor and director. Under his banner Romesh Films, he has been actively involved in the production of films and television shows for over 30 years. Personal life His son Karan Sharma is also an a ...

. On 1 August 2012, Neema Ali Bangash gave birth to twin boys, Zohaan Ali Bangash and Abeer Ali Bangash.

Discography

Solo

*''Raga Bageshwari'' (1999) *''Footsteps'' (2000) *''Raga Shree'' (2002) *''Sonata'' (2005) *''Chords of Devotion'' (2005)

Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangash

*''Raga Puriya Kalyan, Rageshwari'' (2002) *''Strings Attached'' (2006) - with Matthew Barley (

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...

) *''Reincarnation'' (2006) *''Mystic Dunes'' (2006) *''Truth'' (2007) *''Passion'' (2007) *''Dreamz (2007)

Amjad, Ayaan, and Amaan Ali Bangash

*''Sarod Ghar'' (2000) *''The Legendary Lineage'' *''Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan - With Sons'' (2001) *''Sarod for Harmony - Live at Carnegie Hall'' (2002) *''Moksha'' (2004) *''Sarod Trilogy'' (2006) *''Remembering Mahatma Gandhi'' (2007)

Notes

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Ayaan Ali 1979 births Hindustani instrumentalists Indian television presenters Living people Indian people of Pashtun descent