Nathoo Khan was arguably the best sarangi nawaz in the subcontinent in his time. I do not know his antecedents and lineage, but he was one of the artistes brought over to Radio Pakistan, Karachi, from All India Radio, by the Grand Old Man of Broadcasting, Z. A. Bukhari. Nathoo Khan was a malang, and his performances would reflect the must in his spirit. He would twitch and jerk along with every turn of musical phrase, creating a unity of body, soul and instrument

Ustad Nathu Khan - Raga Miyan ki Todi

Ustad Sabri Khan Khan belongs to the Sainia Gharana. This Gharana traces the tradition of its music back to Mian Tansen,
Khan has a prodigious command over the Sarangi – bowed instrument, which is considered to be a difficult instrument to master in Indian instrumental music. In playing Sarangi he has generated his own style where the purity of raga, variety of tans, layakari, (rhythmic oscillations) alaap-jor are obvious and of course of the traditional form of sarangi-playing in its total originality.
Khan, has toured extensively across the world and performed in Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Japan, USSR, Russia, USA, Canada, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Mexico.. The credit of introducing the Sarangi to American and European audiences goes to Khan. He was invited as a visiting professor by the University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

Ustad Sabri Khan - Raga Gaud Sarang

Raaga Shudh Sarang Durut Teental 
Performed Live at Singapore  

Ustad Salamat Ali Khan On Sitar Ustad Nawaz Mirajkar On Tabla

Mishra Kafi Alaap

Ilyas Khan (Sarangi) Hanif Khan (Tabla) Dhun Raag Bhairavi

Ustad Sabri Khan - Raag Pancham .

Sabri Khan was born on 21 May 1927 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He belonged to the Sainia Gharana. This Gharana traces the tradition of its music back to Mian Tansen, the great vocalist in the court of Moghul Emperor Akbar. He had been initiated into Sarangi-playing by his grandfather, Ustad Haji Mohammed Khan and later continued his training under his father Ustad Chajju Khan, both accomplished Sarangi exponents of their time. Khan also learned some important and rare techniques of playing this ancient and difficult instrument from his uncle Ustad Laddan Khan of Rampur.

Ustad Sabri Khan - Raag Pancham

Ustad Sultan Khan was an Indian sarangi player and Classical vocalist belonging to Sikar Gharana.
started his career at the radio station Rajkot in Gujarat as a 20-year-old boy. 
One of the finest Hindustani classical musicians , Ustad Sultan khan picked up from his album Sur Tal accompanied by Ustad Zakir Hussain on Tabla . 
Raga Basant

Ustad Sultan Khan - Raga Basant

#Eid2013 -  It was an early morning and i woke up to the sound my guru's call . "It's Morning , and it's Eid, We gotta get ready for namaaz"
A regular ritual for us disciples on the day of Eid, 
A morning visit to the mosque with guruiji and family carried on by the day long feast . 
Our visitors were quite common Indian Classical Ustad's and Student's all rushing in to wish a happy Eid . 
The Atmosphere was somewhat can't be described by words but i still can remember the day guruji sang this THUMRI, demonstrating the chalan of the raga and an introduction to it followed by this recording rolling out on a pair of old speakers . 
Raga - Misra Pilu 
wishing everyone a very Happy Eid .

Lifestory Of A Legend: Ustad Sabri Khan Vol. 4

Ustad Sabri Khan - Thumri In Mishra Pilu

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ANANTA Volume 1 Maestros Of India - Kaushiki Chakraborty

Harmeet Singh Virdee – Sitar
Bhupinder Singh Chaggar – Tabla

Harmeet opens a three-day music fiesta with gentle morning ragas on
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Darbar Festival 2009 Harmeet Virdee | sitar

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