Zila Khan
| Zila Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kolkata, Wast Bengal, Indie |
| Genres | Sufi muisic |
| Thrift | Muisicker |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
| Wabsteid | Offeecial steid |
Zila Hussain Khan is an Indie sufi sangster.[1] She sings clessical an semi-clessical muisical forms[2] an performs in the tradeetion o Imdadkhani gharana.
Early life
[eedit | eedit soorce]Zila Khan wis born in Kolkata tae pre-eminent sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan[3] an Begum Monisha. She wis namit bi her faither efter Amir Khusrow's raag, Zila Kaafi.
Career
[eedit | eedit soorce]Zila Khan wis acceptit as her faither's disciple at a young age. She haes practicit fowerteen tae saxteen oors a day in different time periods. She haes mastered aw his compositions. He empowered her tae perform in a formal ceremony which he documentit in his life documentar. She is the first wumman in her gharana tae learn an perform muisic. She haes the distinction o being the anerly wumman so far frae this faimily tae hae learnt muisic formally frae her faither an perform publicly an aw,[4] a lineage o seiven generations o sitar maestros ahint her an fower generations o recordit muisic frae her great grandfaither Imdad Khan's recordins. She performs wi her vast range o muisical forms, like in Sufi muisic qaul, qalbana, gul, an nou is dedicatin time for the revival o tradeetional Ghazal singin. Her performances hae the guidin presence o the gayaki tradeetion.
In 2006, she made an awaird-winnin documentar on the life an muisic o her faither Ustad Vilayat Khan’s life, cried Spirit to Soul. She wis awairdit The Roll of Honour bi Prime Meenister Dr.Manmohan Singh an the Chief Juistice o Indie. She wis awairdit the Ghalib Award an mony ithers.
Zila Khan wis a Cultural Advisor an Offeecial Member o the Organizing Committee o the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She is pairt o mony important delegations o Indie speakin aboot weemen richts an equality at the Lincoln Centre an various venues an kintras. Zila Khan is a dedicatit componer an haes selectit mony sangs frae Sufi an contemporar poets. She like her faither haes wirkit towards protectin an copyrightin muisic wirks. She wis featured in the multi-producers episode o Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2.
Muisic schuil
[eedit | eedit soorce]Zila Khan haes a muisic schuil in 2008 cried as Ustadgah,[5] a state-o-the-airt gurukul at Panchsheel which haes a digital archive an aw, airt gallery, librar an a resource centre. It haes three ither branches in Ingland, Americae an Pusa Road. The schuil trains muisically talentit students frae unnerprivilegit backgrund an aw.[6]
Personal life
[eedit | eedit soorce]Zila Khan wis marriet at the age o 24 tae Dr. Khalid an haes a son Faizan.
Awairds
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Roll of Honour receivit frae the Prime Meenister o Indie
Discografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Zila
- Ishq Ki Nayee Bahar
- 99.9FM
- Secrets of the Divine
- Realms of the Heart
- Sar Masti
- Zila The girl child
- Sing with Sufis
- Vasl
- Tere Ishq mein
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "The Hindu : Entertainment Chennai / Music : Moment of musical humanism". Hinduonnet.com. 21 October 2005. Archived frae the original on 7 Februar 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Music in the genes". The Hindu. 19 December 2002. Archived frae the original on 4 Julie 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan's body brought to city - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 15 Mairch 2004. Archived frae the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "No Page Found". Khaleejtimes.com. Archived frae the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "The Song catchers". Indian Express. 15 Mey 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ [1] Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine