Suhail is a multifaceted artist who is also a music composer; singer, and song writer. His versatility extends to varied genres of music, from Indian classical music to contemporary rock fusion, as well as jazz fusion, world music, and folk music fusion. He also has the honor of being a graded musician with All India Radio, the Indian public radio broadcaster.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Jan Popper Theater, Schoenberg Music Building UCLA

Suhail Yusuf Khan is an outstanding younger musician who bridges the world of his grandfather, Ustad Sabri Khan, and today’s world at TED conferences and EMI contracts.

Suhail, a devoted sarangi player, has been hailed as a child prodigy in the world of Indian classical music. Continuing in the family tradition, Suhail draws from a rich musical heritage and is an eighth generation sarangi player. A descendant of the Moradabad-Rampur and Senia Gharana of Miyaan Tansen, he is the grandson of renowned sarangi legend, Padmabhushan- and Padmashree-award recipient, Ustad Sabri Khan, and nephew of the sarangi genius, Ustad Kamal Sabri.

At the age of seven Suhail started learning to play the sarangi under the tutelage of his uncle and grandfather, in the Guru-Shishya Parampara, which is the traditional Indian schooling method of imparting of knowledge from the guru “teacher” to the shishya “student.” Suhail gave his first live performance at the age of eleven, with his grandfather and uncle. Since then he has performed extensively in India and abroad.

Suhail is a multifaceted artist who is also a music composer; singer, and song writer. His versatility extends to varied genres of music, from Indian classical music to contemporary rock fusion, as well as jazz fusion, world music, and folk music fusion. The British Council, New Delhi, has appointed Suhail as a Cultural Ambassador from India to the UK. He also has the honor of being a graded musician with All India Radio, the Indian public radio broadcaster.

Suhail will be at UCLA for a four-day residency from Monday, October 19 through Thursday, October 22.


Parking in Lot 2 — $12 (Hilgard and Westholme)
Information: (310) 825-5947
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu

Sponsor(s): Ethnomusicology