Daughter of Ustad Vilayat Khan. First female singer from this lineage. Acclaimed for her powerful performances and the ease with which she can sing diverse genres, right from Sufi & Classical, to Jazz, Contemporary, Flamenco, and World Music.
She & Faizan Khan have established The Fez Project, particularly for the Youth. For a while now, the youth has been either having a hard time understanding, or has just been shying away from Classical music. The project aims to build a connect with them by merging Classical music with more familiar & popular genres today such as Electronic, Beat-Box, Flamenco, Rap etc. And in the process hopefully ignite a long term interest.
I am big fan of Ustad Vilayat Khan sahab. I watched this documentary with great excitement however, I was disappointed at the end. Ustad Vilayat Khan sahab life story is incomplete without mentioning another great Sitar player and his own son Ustad Shujaat Khan sahab. I had the opportunity to attend his performances in California few years back. Overall, I think this documentary appears to be a narrow point of view. The great Ustad Shahid Pervaiz and Ustad Raees Khan sahab are also not discussed in this documentary.
is theree a version of this kalaam without the English intro at the beginning....? this English Intro is distracting, and really doesn't point to the heart of this sublime ghazal. would much appreciate it if you could upload that version....
Salaam Zila thank you for this beautiful documentary of Ustad Vilayat Khan. Your esteemed father is by long stride my favourite sitarist amongst the greatest. I was hoping to ask if you could help met to know if you can help me to find a place to buy a copy of your fathers album from 1996 of Raag Bhairavi ALAP & JOR recording. I am searching but cannot find this album available anywhere.
Dear Zilaji, thank you for the wonderful documentary on the life of Sitar Maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. He was truly a legend and his music will continue to entertain us for generations. 🙏
