Bahadur Khan

Ustad Bahadur Khan (born Bahadur Hossain Khan, January 19, 1931) Was a Sarod player

Early Life & Family

Ustad Bahadur Khan, a Bengali, was born in January 19, 1931 in Shibpur, Comilla, Bangladesh, (then British India), and died in October 3, 1989 in Calcutta, India. He was the son of famous Indian classical musician Ustad Ayet Ali Khan [ [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/K_0168.htm] On Ustad Ayet Ali Khan] , nephew of the Sarode legend Ustad Alauddin Khan, cousin of Sarode player Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Surbahar player Shrimati Annapurna Devi, and former cousin-in-law of Sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ustad Bahadur Khan learnt playing Sarode initially from his father Ustad Ayet Ali Khan in Bangladesh, and then from his uncle Ustad Alauddin Khan in Maihar, before he finally settled in Calcutta. He also practiced vocal music and earned many gold medals for his performances [ [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/K_0169.htm] On Ustad Bahadur Khan] . He was later guided in Sarode by his senior cousins Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Shrimati Annapurna Devi for long time. Ustad Bahadur Khan was one of the three celebrated musician sons of the great maestro Ustad Ayet Ali Khan [ [http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2006/12/01/cover.htm] "Great Ustad Ayet Ali Khan", The Daily Star Insight, 2006] . His two other brothers, Ustad Abed Hossain Khan [ [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/K_0166.htm] On Ustad Abed Hossain Khan] and Ustad Mobarak Hossain Khan were famous Sarode and Sitar maestros based in Bangladesh, and were the highest civilian honour recipients from the Government of Bangladesh for their contributions to classical music [ [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm] The Daily Star Newspaper, Bangladesh] . Bahadur Khan was the father of Bidyut Khan and Kirit Khan, who also are noted sarod and sitar players respectively. Both his sons had trained under him and carried his legacy to get acclaimed by the audience world over. While his younger son Kirit passed away prematurely at the age of 51, his elder son Bidyut is still in the pursuit of the height of perfection of the music, which Bahadur khan once established.

Music & Accomplishments

l [ [http://www.upperstall.com/films/subarnarekha.html] Review of "Subarnarekha"] . His special contribution to Indian classical music, that he could wonderfully combine folk music elements with that of the classical music, made a unique niche for himself among fellow musicians [ [http://www.bfi.org.uk/booksvideo/video/details/ghatak/titas_detail.html] Bangladesh Film Archive, UK.] .

Ustad Bahadur Khan was a regular performer at the All India Radio, Radio Pakistan, and Radio Bangladesh. He composed and directed music for many films of the legendary Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He received the best music director award for Ritwik Ghatak's film "Subarnarekha (The Golden Line)". Other films that brought out his musical virtuosity into celluloid were "Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-clapped Star)", "Komal Gandhar (E Flat)", "Jukti Takko Aar Gappo (Reason, Debate and A Story)", "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (A River Named Titash)", "Nagarik (The Citizen)", "Shwet Mayur (White Peacock)", "Yekhane Dariye (Where I Am Standing)", "Trisandhyay (Three Twilights)", "Notun Pata (New Leaf)", "Garam Hawa (Hot Winds)", and "Ajantrik (The Unmechanical)" to name a few [ [http://www.bfi.org.uk/booksvideo/video/details/ghatak/titas_detail.html] Bangladesh Film Archive, UK.] . He also directed music on documentaries on Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore and painter Jamini Roy, and was also a highly esteemed figure in the Indian film-music industries of Bombay and Calcutta [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451333] Ustad Bahadur Khan's works at The Internet Movie Database (IMDB)] .

Teaching

Ustad Bahadur Khan was reputed teacher, and a faculty member for six months at the Ali Akbar College of Music, in California, USA, where he taught Indian classical music [ [http://www.aacm.org/school_faculty.html] Faculty, Ali Akbar College of Music, California, U.S.A.] , [ [http://janhaag.com/MUaakaa.html] Jan Haag] . His eminent disciples include Bidyut Khan (son - Sarode player), Shahadat Hossain Khan (nephew - Sarode player), Tejendranarayan Majumdar (student - Sarode player) [ [http://www.itcsra.org/sra%5Fnews%5Fviews/sra%5Fnews%5Fviews%5Flinks/_derived/sourcecontrol_academy_archive_feb05_aug05.html] ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta] , Kalyan Mukherjee (student - Sarode player), and Manoj Shankar (student - Sitar player) [ [http://joint-b.dvrex.net/ishihama/n_sitar_en.htm] Sitarist Tadao Ishihama, Japan] . All of them are acclaimed classical musicians who spread through their music the legacies of Ustad Bahadur Khan. Shahadat Hossain Khan has been awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's highest civilian honour, for his contribution to classical music, in 1994 [ [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm] The Daily Star Newspaper, Bangladesh] .

Every year, a one-day music festival takes place commemorating the death anniversary of the Ustad in Calcutta, India (organized by "Ustad Bahadur Khan Music Circle"); whereas in Bangladesh, his legacies are being spread among classical musicians by his followers (notably by Shahadat and other family members) through the "Ustad Ayet Ali Khan Sangeet Niketon" (Ustad Ayet Ali Khan Memorial School of Music), a music school in memory of Ustad Bahadur Khan's father the late Ustad Ayet Ali Khan, at their native village Shibpur.

Discography

* Ustad Bahadur Khan: Raga Ahir Bivash, Raga Dayabati; HMV, India & EMI, U.K.
* Ustad Bahadur Khan: Raga Nat Bilawal, Raga Rageshri; Classic Collection, Atlantis Music, India
* http://www.sawf.org/audio/bilawal/bk_natbilawal.ram Listen to Raga Nat Bilawal from the South Asian Women's Forum, California, U.S.A.

Quotes

References

External links

* [http://www.ustadbidyutkhan.blogspot.com/ Bidyut Khan's blog]
* [http://www.kalyanmsarode.com Kalyan Mukherjee's Homepage]
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm Shahdat Hossain Khan's Review]
* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/subarnarekha.html Review of the film "Subarnarekha']
* [http://www.aacm.org Home Page of Ali Akbar College of Music]

Notes & References

* [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/I_0076.htm] Article from Bangladesh on Classical Music.
* [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/K_0168.htm] On Ustad Ayet Ali Khan.
* [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/K_0169.htm] On Ustad Bahadur Khan.
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2006/12/01/cover.htm] "Great Ustad Ayet Ali Khan", The Daily Star Insight, 2006.
* [http://a-bangladesh.com/banglapedia/HT/K_0166.htm] On Ustad Abed Hossain Khan.
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm] The Daily Star Newspaper, Bangladesh.
* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/subarnarekha.html] Review of "Subarnarekha".
* [http://www.bfi.org.uk/booksvideo/video/details/ghatak/titas_detail.html] Bangladesh Film Archive, UK.
* [http://www.bfi.org.uk/booksvideo/video/details/ghatak/titas_detail.html] Bangladesh Film Archive, UK.
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451333] Ustad Bahadur Khan's works at The Internet Movie Database (IMDB).
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm] The Daily Star Newspaper, Bangladesh.
* [http://www.aacm.org/school_faculty.html] Faculty, Ali Akbar College of Music, California, U.S.A.
* [http://janhaag.com/MUaakaa.html] Jaan Haag.
* [http://www.itcsra.org/sra%5Fnews%5Fviews/sra%5Fnews%5Fviews%5Flinks/_derived/sourcecontrol_academy_archive_feb05_aug05.html] ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta.
* [http://joint-b.dvrex.net/ishihama/n_sitar_en.htm] Sitarist Tadao Ishihama, Japan.
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/27/d604271401101.htm] The Daily Star Newspaper, Bangladesh.
* [http://www.kamat.com/database/articles/allauddin_khan.htm] Research Database on Alauddin Khan.
* [http://www.panditamit.org/allauddin/] On Alauddin Khan's students.
* [http://www.newagebd.com/2005/sep/16/arts.html] The Arts, New Age, Bangladesh.
* [http://www.mp3.com/albums/503959/summary.html] MP3.Com