Aashish Khan
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Aashish Khan Debsharma (born 5 December 1939) is an Indian classical musician, a player of the sarod. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 for the 'Best Traditional World Music Album' category for his album "Golden Strings of the Sarode".[1] He is also a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Besides being a performer, composer, and conductor, he is also an adjunct professor of Indian classical music at the California Institute of the Arts, and the University of California at Santa Cruz, in the United States.
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Aashish Khan Debsharma | |
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Born | (1939-12-05) 5 December 1939 (age 84) |
Origin | Maihar, India |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Sarodiya, composer, educator |
Instrument(s) | Sarode |
Years active | 1970–present |
As the grandson of Allauddin Khan, he collaborated with musicians such as Ravi Shankar and The Beatles. Beyond Indian classical music, he and his brother Pranesh Khan also composed disco music for the album Disco Jazz (1982), sung by Rupa Biswas.