Aashish Khan - Golden Strings of the Sarode

Aashish Khan, eldest son of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, began his training in North Indian classical music at the age of five under the guidance of his legendary grandfather, Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan. He gave his first public performance at the age of thirteen. Since then, he has become one of the most distinguished musicians of our time, a worthy heir to the illustrious tradition of the Senia Bankar and Senia Rababiya Gharana, founded in the sixteenth century by Mian Tansen.

The three tracks recorded here are the afternoon raag "Bhimpalashri" (or Bhimpalasi), "Lalita Gouri", an uncommon raag that is only played at sunset (also known as Sandhi Prakash Raag) and "Bhairavi", a morning Raag

Zakir Hussain brilliantly pursues his quest to bring Indian classical music to the world. His musical relationship with Aashish Khan began in the late 60's and it is with Aashish Khan that Zakir first left India to tour abroad. In addition to his many honours and distinctions, Zakir was awarded the title of Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 2002.