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'Human touch can never be replaced': Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash on AI, artistic integrity, and weight of legacy

April 18, 2025 1:43 pm

"For AI to understand the depth of Indian classical music? That’s just too complicated," said the Sarod maestros.

Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash on Ustad Amjad Ali Khan: 'Abba Saheb’s teaching and philosophy are beyond music'

July 30, 2024 10:24 pm

Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash, sons of sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, are known for their sarod duets. They also have successful solo careers.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on teaching his grandsons the sarod: 'They are fans of the Korean pop group BTS'

November 24, 2023 11:27 am

We speak to Ustad Amjad Ali Khan about the pandemic's effect on his music, the relevance of classical instruments in today's age, his advice to younger musicians, and much more

'A rare musical genius completely immersed in his creative and artistic universe'

February 27, 2023 8:44 am

Kolkata-based sarod player Prattyush Banerjee pays tribute to mathematician and musician Pandit Kalyan Mukherjea

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan gets back his sarod missing on BA flight

July 01, 2014 1:13 pm

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod, which he has been strumming for the last 45 years, was restored to the iconic musician by British Airways.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod goes missing on British Airways flight

June 30, 2014 3:40 pm

The Padma Vibhushan sarod maestro had gone to London along with his wife Subhalaxmi for a performance at Dartington College to celebrate the life of Rabindranth Tagore on June 21 and returned on the night of June 28.

Strings that Bind

January 10, 2014 8:13 pm

A sarod performance by Alam Khan, son of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, brought out his meditative and introspective self.

Classical music facing cultural aggression: Amjad Ali Khan

March 31, 2010 2:15 pm

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali feels that the classical music is facing a lot of 'cultural aggression' in India.

‘Everyone is busy trying to get 15 minutes of fame’

January 14, 2009 3:43 am

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan,acclaimed as one of the greatest sarod artistes of our time,considers audience to be the soul of his art.

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Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and sons perform at the 73rd UN Day concert

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

Along with him were his sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash and the Refugee Orchestra Project conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya. They were performing at the 73rd United Nations day concert held on Wednesday in New York. This year's theme was

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