Sukhawat Ali Khan (born 1950), son of

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Salamat Ali Khan Salamat Ali Khan (12 December 1934 11 July 2001) was a Pakistani vocalist and touring artist known for his contribution to the Hindustani classical music. Widely regarded as one of the greatest classical singers of the Indian subcontinent, ...

and nephew of Nazakat Ali Khan, is a classical singer of

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tradition, as well as a performer of North Indian and Pakistani classical music and related folk music. He began singing and playing the

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at age seven and has performed around the world. He currently lives in the

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Bay Area where he performs in the world-fusion ensemble Shabaz (formerly the Ali Khan Band) with his sister Riffat Salamat and her husband Richard Michos. About his heritage and music, Sukhawat Ali Khan has said: Sukhawat Ali currently leads two music ensembles in the

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: A Ghazal/

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/Folk collective and a Sufi world fusion band. He is also actively involved in teaching

Hindustani Classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...

Discography

*''Jogiya - 2023 (Single with

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) *''Saaye - 2023 (Single) *''Paar Karo'' - 2022 (Single with

) *''Laaj'' - 2013 (with Deepak Ram )Casa Ganesh Records *''Taswir'' - 1998 (with the Ali Khan Band) *''Zindagi'' - 2000 (with the Ali Khan Band) *''Shabaz'' - 2001 (with Shabaz) *''Shukriya'' - 2007 (solo and with his Shukriya ensemble)

References

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ShabazWorld Music CentralJI on Real Tribal PresentsBaraka Moon Biography/Discography, ALI, KHAN Allmusic EntrySukhawat Ali Khan at Calabash MusicArticle on Salamat Ali KhanVideo of Sukhawat Ali Khan & Gurdeep Singh performance

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Living people Pakistani classical singers Classical music in Pakistan 1950 births {{Pakistan-singer-stub