Amjad Ali Khan

• Amjad Ali Khan to hold two fireside chats.
• Mandala Arts and the UC School of Music are teaming up to present a series of events.
• Dr. Shalini Sharma and Mohanbir Sawhney are supporting the event.

Amjad Ali Khan to hold two fireside chats to discuss his remarkable six-decade career, publications, and musical excerpts.

Mandala South Asian Performing Arts and the University of Chicago School of Music are teaming up to present a series of events featuring Amjad Ali Khan, the unquestioned ruler of the music world. Khan, who is credited with reinventing the technique of playing the Sarod, a stringed musical instrument common to the Hindustani music tradition of northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, holds two “fireside chats” to discuss his distinguished six-decade career and books he has written about masters in his field, as well as to perform a few musical excerpts.

Dr. Shalini Sharma and Mohanbir Sawhney are supporting the event.

Members of the public are welcome to engage with the maestro in an informal setting, Admission is free.

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