MUSICIANS AT SAMPURNA

Ustad Fateh Ali Khan
A living legend and one of the greatest exponents of Indian classical music, Ustad Fateh Ali is the 6th generation of musicians in the patiala ghraana. Ustad sahib's great grand father Mian Kalloo Jee preformed in the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Mian Kalloo Jee was blessed by two talented and deeply committed sons Ali Bakhsh Khan and Fateh Ali Khan to whom he bequeathed all his talent and musical ability. He is the recipient of countless awards and prizes among them Pride of Performance, Tamgha-e-Kidmath, and Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

Ustad Rais Khan
A Sitar Virtuoso & An Accomplished Vocalist
Ustad Rais Khan is one of the most gifted musicians alive today. He has thrilled live audiences around the world, with his musical genius and skill. He has also enjoyed a relatively short-lived but highly successful film music career, playing background music for more than two hundred films. He holds a record for the longest uninterrupted sitar recital, at Delhi. He played continuously for eighteen hours even though his fingers bled. Pakistan is lucky to have him.

Farhan Khan
Ustad Rais Khan's son, Farhan Khan, started accompanying his father from the age of nine. He learnt both the Sitar and the Surbahar under his renowned father. The clarity of Farhan's 'Taans' and his sense of 'Laya' are remarkable for his age. Like his father, he seems destined for great things.

Kamal Sabri
An Internationally Acclaimed Sarangi-Nawaz From India
Kamal belongs to a distinguished family of traditional musicians and shows great promise in continuing this artform, dutifully, as being the seventh generation of Sarangi playing. He has trained under his renowned father Padamashree Ustad Sabri Khan in the style of the Sainia Gharana (school) of Rampur - Mordabad. At such a young age he has set a mark on the international cultural scene both as soloist and providing decorative Sarangi accompaniment to vocal music. Kamal regularly performs for all India Radio and national television. He has performed in many prestigious music festivals in India and obtained several awards including ‘The Best Instrumentalist', ‘Surmani' and recently the ‘Young Maestro' award by the Indo- Sri Lankan Cultural Council. Kamal has also been invited to share his art with the BBC in UK and the Finnish Broadcasting Co., Finland. Kamal Sabri has been to Europe, Pakistan, Scandinavia, West Indies, South America and U.A.E. where his concerts and recordings have received great critical acclaim. His rendering of the Sarangi is not only restricted to Indian Classical music but has also embellished in the experimental trend with world class musicians. As a composer, he delivers soulful scores for films, theatre and dance.

Gulfam Sarwar Sabri
Gulfam Sarwar Sabri belongs to the family of traditional musicians of India. He is the youngest talented son of the great Sarangi Maestro Padmashree, Ustad Sabri Khan and the younger brother of the UK based renowned tabla player Sarwar Sabri.

Karam Abbas, Classical Vocalist
Karam Abbas belonging to the Gawlior gharana is the son of late Ustad Ahmed Ali Khan, from whom he received his early education in music and singing. Since the early age of 15years Karam has appeared on national Television Radio and numerous concerts both in Pakistan and abroad and has also represented classical music in international festivals. Today Karam continues his uniquely inspiring renditions in the true tradition of the Gawlior Gharaanaa, erstwhile earning even greater respect for his eloquence of the classical form. Karam Abbas has also presented sufi kalam at one of Sampurna's ensembles.

Rehmat Abbas Khan, Classical Vocalist
Rehmat hailing from an illustrious line of singers in the classical tradition, was initiated in the art at a very tender age by their renowned father, Ahmed ALi Khan. In 1985, Rehmat, alongwith his older brother, Abbas, embarked on his musical career via television and radio and went on to record three albums of Ghazals.His performances on television are deeply appreciated by a wide audience as are his tours through the heartland of Pakistan. Sampurna takes great pride in promoting him.

Sajjid Hussain , Sitar Nawaz
Sajjid Hussain, son of late Ustad Fida Hussain. Sajjid belongs to the Senya Gharana of Jaipur, rich in a musical field for more than two hundred and fifty years.

Mumtaz Ali Sabjal, Classical Banjo Artist
Mumtaz Ali Sabjal started learning Banjo from his childhood, under the training of his granfather, Ustad Khaliq Dad Khan. Mumtaz has displayed his talent for more than thirty years, to the listeners of 'Radio Pakistan', and the television viewers of 'PTV'. Moreover, he has given numerous solo concerts throughout the country. His banjo has continued, like him, the evolution of music, and Mumtaz did not hesitate to modify the instrument for a better adaptation.