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Khan, Irshad

2023_01_06_003.pdf (923.64 KB)
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Brochure advertising a performance of classical music at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Montreal, Quebec. Features Irshad Khan on the sitar and surbarhar and Hindol Majumdar on the tabla. Irshad Khan is a sitar and surbahar player and vocalist based in Mississauga, Ontario. Considered a child prodigy, Khan has been performing publicly since the age of 7. He is also the founder/president of the Universal Academy for Musicians. In addition to actively performing, he also conducts workshops, lectures and master classes in various educational institutions. Hindol Majumdar is a tabla player. He began learning tabla at the age of 5 and had his first performance at the age of 10. He has since collaborated with world music percussionists like Doyra player Abbos Kosimov, four time Grammy award winner Glenn Velez, and world renowned Mridangam exponent Legendary Trichy Sankaran. He also founded the Hindole Majumdar School of Music and Dance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in USA where he teaches Tabla and Indian Rhythm.
2023_01_02_003.pdf (105.43 KB)
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Poster advertising a performance of The Magic of Twilight at Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, Montreal, Quebec. Features Irshad Khan on the sitar and the Surbahar, Subhajyoti Guha on the tabla and Geeta Thakur on the tanpura. Irshad Khan is a sitar and surbahar player and vocalist based in Mississauga, Ontario. Considered a child prodigy, Khan has been performing publicly since the age of 7. He is also the founder/president of the Universal Academy for Musicians. In addition to actively performing, he also conducts workshops, lectures and master classes in various educational institutions. Subhajyoti Guha is a tabla player from Kolkata, India. He was introduced to the tabla at the age of 5 and is a disciple of the acclaimed tabla maestro and trainer Pandit Sankha Chatterjee. He has been performing since 1992 and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including the President's Award from All India Radio. Geeta Thakur is a tanpura player.
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Photograph of Ustad Irshad Khan performing at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.

Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.

The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
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Group portrait five unidentified men at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.

Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.

The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Description
Photograph of Ustad Irshad Khan performing at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.

Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.

The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Description
Photograph of Ustad Irshad Khan performing at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.

Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.

The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Description
Photograph of Ustad Irshad Khan performing at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.

Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.

The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Description
Photograph of Ustad Irshad Khan performing at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.

Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.

The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.