User:Murad Ali Khan Sarangi

Murad Ali Khan

The Declining Popularity Of The Sarangi Over The Past Few Decades Has Been A Cause For Concern Among Many Musicians And Connoisseurs. Concerted Efforts From Noted Maestros Have Brought The Instrument Back Into Public Gaze, But, When A Talented Young Musician Like Murad Ali Khan Takes To Sarangi With Single-Minded Devotion, One Can Rest Assured That Future Generations Will Also Take Pleasure In Absorbing Subtleties That The Instrument Is Capable Of Producing.

Born In A Family Of Musicians Originally From Moradabad, Murad Ali Khan Is A Sixth Generation Sarangi Player. The Intensive Training He Had Under His Grandfather Ustad Siddique Ahmad Khan And Father Ustad Ghulam Sabir Khan Has Stood Him In Good Stead, And He Is Presently Regarded As One Of The Leading Sarangi Players Of The Younger Generation. His Ancestors, Ustad Sagheer Ahmed Khan Sahab, Ustad Fakir Ahmed Khan Sahib, Ustad Rafique Ahmed Khan Sahab And His Grandfather Later Ustad Siddique Ahmed Khan Sahib Were All Renowned Sarangi Players, Musicologists And Gurus Of The Moradabad Gharana.

Beginning His Performing Career At The Early Age Of Ten, Murad Ali Won The First Prize In The All India Radio National Music Competition Held In 1992. An 'A' Grade Artiste Of The All India Radio, He Has Also Been A Frequent Performer At Several Music Festivals In India And Abroad. He Has Received Accolades For His Accompaniment To Many Noted Vocalists And Tabla Players. Unfettered By Orthodox Musical Beliefs, Murad Ali Has On Several Occasions Participated In Cross-Cultural And Experimental Musical Endeavours. He Had Honor And Privledge Of Playing Sarangi For Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar Ji and Got Pt. Ravi Shankar Ji's Blessings. Murad Ali Also Has Composed Music For His Two Diffrent Band Called Soul- Samvaad  Completely Contemporary Group And " 7 Essence  " A Classical Music And Dance Group... Completely Indian Classical Music and Dance Based. with : Ustad Akram Khan, Fateh Ali Khan , Mahua Shankar, Nupur Shankar, Shuheb Hasan, & Pt. Fateh Singh Gangani ji ( Guest Artist )

Music Albums He Had Also Recorded His Sarangi Music For Bollywood & Hollywood Films Like: Khamosh Pani By: Sabiha Samar. Music By: Shri Madan Gopal, Dance Of The Wind By: Rajan Khosa. Music By: Smt Shubha Mudgal Ji. Life Goes On. Music By: Soumik Dutta, West Is West. Music By: Mr. Roblane & Shankar Ahsan Loy. Laga Chunari Me Daag Music By: Shantanu Moitra, Khoya Khoya Chand Music By: Shantanu Moitra. Murad Ali Also Gave His Sarangi Music For Many Hit Music Albums And For Fusion Bands As Well Like: Ab Ke Sawan, Nachu Sari Sari Raat, Euphoria Band,, Indian Ocean, Koshish Music Crossover....

Murad Ali Also Collaborating His Music Since Years With Internationally Acclaimed Musicians The Group Or Band Called "Les Rives "   Mr. Titi Robin Is The Composer Of This Wonderfull Band With Many Fantastic Musicians From Different Part Of Other Continents Like France Morocco Turkey Brazil, Poland And India Itself... The Top Musicians Are Mr. Titi Robin( Buzuq, Oud,& Guitar) Francis Varis, ( Acordion Zé Luis Nascimento  ( Percussion) Hoca Sinan Celik (Kaval)  Mehdi Nassouli  (Morocco )

1. Murad Ali Got "Sarangi Ratna Award" From Ustad Ashique Ali Khan Memorial Society Delhi... 2010

2. Murad Ali Have Got Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2009/2010 From Sangeet Natak Acadamy.

3.He Also Received Sanskriti Award 2011 From  Sanskritti Pratishthan New Delhi,  By  Dr. Abul Kalam Azad Ji ( Former President Of India)

4. Murad Ali  Recently Received One Of Most Prestigious " Aditya Vikram Birla Award" " Kala Kiran Award" 2015 In Mumbai...

Performances In Major Music Attended Solo Sarangi Recital In Few Major Festivals : few major Solo Sarangi Recital

1. Sawai Gandharva Music Festival Pune -2007 2.Pt. Vishnu Digambar Jayanti New Delhi - 2010 3. Shri Aurbindo Ashram Music Festival Pondicherry - 2011 4. Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Music Festival Maheshwar - 2012 5. Amba Devi Music Festival Amravati - 2012 6. Parveen Begum Smruti Music Foundation and Trust Bangalore-2015 7. Harshotsava Festival Delhi Organised By: Pt. Rajan Mishra ji Pt. Sajan Mishra ji - Delhi -2015 8. Tansen Mahotsava Gwalior - 2016 by Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad 9. “ The Living Traditions” Concert By Smt. Shubha Mudgal ji in Goa Kala Academy- 2016 10. “ Ibtida” & “ ARPAN” Festival By Guru Pradeep Shankar Academy Delhi- 2016 11. Darbar Music Festival 2011- London 12. Forde International Music Festival Norway- 2015 13. “ Living Traditions” Project for Serendipity Art Festival Goa 2016, By : Shubha Mudgal ji 14. “ Tansen Samahroh” Music Festival in Gwalior 2016 15. Delhi Classical Music Festival, Sahitya Kala Parishad Delhi 16.” The Living Traditional” for Serendipity Feestival Goa

Gunidas Music Festival Mumbai, Doverlane Festival Kolkata, Shankarlal Music Festival New Delhi,, Swami Haridas Music Festival, Baaja Gaaja Music Festival, Malhar Music Festival Etc………