SPICMACAY@UCI presents Shri Shakir Khan in Sitar Concert on Saturday 9th June

[Spicmacay UCI]

Dear Friends, 

SPICMACAY@UCI cordially invites you to an afternoon of Hindustani Classical Sitar Music in SPRING 2018:

Shri Shakir Khan

(disciple & son of Ustad Shahid Parvez)

Accompanied by

Shri Vikas Yendluri (Tabla)

WHEN:        Saturday, 9^th June, 2018

4:00 PM 

WHERE:      Palo Verde Community Hall

                   7000 Palo Verde Road, 

UCI, Irvine, CA 92617

PARKING:   You will need to buy a parking permit ($10 for full day or $2/hour) at the closest Parking Structure. Then you can park in the same structure (5 mins walk to the venue). 

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​​Please note that like all SPICMACAY events, this concert is FREE!  We are are a student-driven, volunteer organization and need your support and encouragement to continue promoting our rich culture! Please make every effort to attend this concert :-) 

NB - The artiste will also host a Q/A after the concert. Be prepared with any music related questions! 

For more information or to find out how you can volunteer, you may contact:

Sanjana Goswami - gosw...@uci.edu, 949 247 1130

Sridevi Maharaj - sride...@gmail.com, 650 273 0648 

or visit our website http://clubs.uci.edu/spicmacay/

We look forward to seeing you all on this very special musical evening.

Regards,

The SPICMACAY @ UCI Team

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Shri Shakir Khan
Shakir Khan is one of the most promising young exponents of the legendary Etawah Gharana, energetically following in the musical footsteps of his prodigious father and guru — the sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. Indeed, Shakir represents the eighth generational link in an unbroken chain of musical talent and tradition poured exclusively into the sitar and surbahar. A chain that includes, besides Ustadji, the musical legacy of Ustad Aziz Khan (Shakir’s paternal grandfather), and that of the patriarchal surbaharist Ustad Wahid Khan (Shakir’s great grandfather). Great Ustad Vilayat Khan is his grand uncle .

As might be expected from such a pedigreed musician, his talent surfaced early in life, Shakir giving his first public performance at the age of eleven. Talent, however, is not enough to master the Indian classical tradition, and under the careful tutelage of his father, Shakir matured gradually through study, countless hours dedicated to practice (riyaaz) and frequent recitals. The work paid off, and in recent years Shakir has performed brilliantly for prestigious music conferences in India including the Dover Lane Music Conference (Kolkata), Sawai Gandharva music festival Pune. the Saptak Music Festival (Ahmedabad), Bombay Festival (Mumbai), the Tansen Music Festival (Gwalior), the Shankarlal Music Festival (Delhi) and many more. He has also performed extensively worldwide, bringing the joy and subtlety of the Etawah Gharana to audiences in the US, Canada and Europe – the latter including a performance at the famous Woodstock Festival in Poland in 2008.

His growth as a musician has allowed Shakir to accompany his father on stage on many occasions – a father-son duet that veritably explodes with energy . Shakir’s talent has also found official recognition, the young sitar virtuoso winning a Government of India merit scholarship and first prize at the All India Radio (AIR) Music Competition.

Like his father, Shakir Khan stands out for his exquisite sense of sur (melody) and laya (rhythm). He has equally been blessed with a seductive stage presence that quickly wins an audience over to his musical voice. Shakir is an incredibly warm, charismatic and open young person who has ably adapted his classical knowledge and skill in international fusion projects like the European Jazz ensemble called “Taalism”, Germany and “Human Evolution” , Spain . For this reviewer, however, Shakir is most to be treasured as the highly talented repository of one of the world’s oldest and greatest classical traditions. Shakir Khan performance will both inspire and astonish any attentive audience.


Shri Vikas Yendluri
Vikas Yendluri is a tabla artist hailing from the Punjab gharana. He has been a disciple of Sri Arshad Syed since the age of 5, and has also been studying with Ustad Zakir Hussain. Vikas has accompanied some of the most illustrious masters of Hindustani music, including Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Rajeev Taranath, and Pandit Partha Chatterjee. He has also accompanied many of the rising stars of Indian classical music, including Shri Rahul Sharma, Shri Kunal Gunjal, and Shri Shakir Khan. Vikas is an alumni of Stanford University and is based in San Francisco.