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Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan is an eminent Classical & Ghazal Vocalist of India. He hails from a small city Rampur Sahaswan Gharana which is geographically located in the Northern part of India. He is son of Padmashri Late Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan & grandson of Padma Bhushan Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan. He was trained for Hindustani classical Music under the worthy guidance of his late grandfather Ustad Ghulam Jafar Khan who was an eminent Sarangi player of India. His father late Padmashri Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan, who was a great Classical Vocalist of India & he was later an inspiration for the son.

Times Music was one among the reputed record labels of India which has released albums of Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan in different genres of Music like Hindustani Classical Vocal (Khayal), Ghazal, Bhajans.

Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan has performed in more than 25 countries including U.S.A, U.K, Australia, Japan, Netherlands, France, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, New Zealand, Bhutan, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Oman, U.A.E, Turkey, Thailand, Afghanistan etc. He has been a part of more than 400 concerts globally. Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan specializes in Hindustani Classical Vocal (Khayal & Tarana) but he sings Ghazal, Bhajans & Sufi with equal ease.

Birth Place
Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan was born in Kanpur in a reputed family of Hindustan Classical Musicians known as Rampur Sahaswan Gharana.

Career
Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan started his career at the age of 17 when he started singing classical vocal with Late Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan. Apart from classical he also started singing Ghazal in different youth festival in Delhi University & got over 100 prizes in Inter college & Inter University Music Competition. In 1985, he started performing professionally in India & abroad. He has performed in various Hindustani Classical Festivals like ‘Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Yadgar Sabha’, ‘Rag Rang Festival’, ‘Silsila Festival’, ‘Sangeet Natak Academy Concerts & so on. In 2007, he performed at Rashtrapati Bhavan (President House of India) in front of Honorable President of India Late Shri A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

In Ghazal singing he performed in concerts globally named like ‘Ghalib Rang’ based on the poetic work of Mirza Ghalib, ‘Sheeshon ka Maseeha’ based on poetic work of Faiz Ahmed Faiz ‘Naya Shiwala’ based on the poetic work of Allama Iqbal ‘Khazana Ghazal Festival’ and many more to name. He has numerous recordings on Doordarshan & Zee-TV. He has released more than 15 albums of Hindustani Classical Vocal, Ghazal, Sufi & Bhajans with prestigious record labels of India like Times Music He has also composed music for Bollywood films titled ‘Ek tha dil ek thi dhadkan & Jana let’s fall in love. He also composed Ghazal albums for Pankaj Udhas, Hariharan, Jaspinder Narula & Suresh Wadkar. He has created many compositions in Hindustan Classical Vocal, Ghazal. Recently, he has created a new Raga in Hindustan Classical Music named Mohini Bhairav.

List of Hindustani ragas created by Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan

 * Raga Mohini Bhairav, Raga Moh Bihag, Raga Mandvi Todi, Raga Raseshwari, Raga Rasik Palasi and Raga Viyogini

Awards

 * 2009 - Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan received Senior Fellowship Award from Ministry of Culture of India for his research on Hindustani Classical Music.
 * 2017 - Received Global Achievement Award for his contribution in Hindustani Classical Music.
 * 2018 - Received Dr. Radhakrishnan Award for his contribution in Hindustani Classical Music as a Guru.
 * 2018 - Received prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Legacy International Award.