Sukhawat Ali Khan

Sukhawat Ali Khan is an eleventh generation Vocalist from the Sham Chaurasi Gharana (family) of Music that has been performing traditional North Indian/Pakistani Classical Music for over six centuries. Trained at a young age by his legendary father - the late Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Sukhawat Ali has perfected the art of soulful singing. He considers music as a sacred experience that unites the performer with the listener. His universal themes of love, devotion, compassion and peace appeal to audiences around the world. Sufi music is best experienced live and every Sukhawat Ali Khan performance is a jovful experience. His love of western music has resulted in many creative collaborations - including DJ Cheb-I-Sabbah, composer James Newton Howard and popular world music bands. After an early and thorough exposure to Sufi Roots and Hindustani Classical music, Sukhawat Ali migrated to the West. He gracefully embraced Western Musical tradition and skillfully blended it with his classical background. In keeping with his family's long, rich tradition of musical innovation. Sukhawat Ali has mastered five traditions of Indian and Pakistani music: - Hindustani Classical (including ragas) - Sufi Qawwali (devotional, spiritual, not of a particular religious origin) - Punjabi Folk and Bhangra (upbeat, celebratory, dance music) - Geet (popular music often romantic) - Ghazal (sonnets, ballads, lyrical laments)