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Profile

Ustad Shahid Parvez is one of the most important sitar players of his generation. He belongs to the great musical family representing the Imdadkhani Gharana, also known as the Etawah Gharana.

Shahid Parvez is the son of Ustad Aziz Khan, the third generation Imdadkhani maestro. He initiated Shahid Parvez into music, vocal and tabla at the tender age of 3. By the age of four he shited to Sitar and was soon recognized as a child prodigy.

A purist from the beginning, Shahid Parvez, has developed a style of his own, combining the Gayaki and the Tantrakari schools of instrument playing. gayaki ang shos the influence of Ustad Vilayat Khan, his father's cousin.

He is now recognized as one of the best sitar players of his generation and is a favourite concert artist both in India and abroad. He has trained several disciples, including his son.

Related Artists

Teachers & Influences	Ustad Aziz Khan (father), Ustad Vilayat Khan
Disciples & Followers
Similar Artists	Ustad Rais Khan, Pt Budhaditya Mukherjee, Ustad Shujaat Hussain Khan
Worked With	Pt Kumar Bose (tabla), Swapan Chowdhary (tabla), Anindo Chatterjee (tabla)

Links

• Interview with Shihid Parvez