Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan | Sarodist I Bangladesh I Interview | Maasranga TV | Talk Show

He was no ordinary instrumentalist. Neither was he a run-of-the-mill tutor of music. He was a gifted musician, a rare talent, groomed in one of the most illustrious gharanas ofsub-continental classical music. The strikes of his jawa on the four strings of sarod not only produced quality music; it mesmerised the audience, relieving them from their everyday stress, freighting them to a height where the soul snuggles in an unsullied and sublime precinct. Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan's initiation to classical music took place at the age of 7 when his grandfather presented him with a miniature sarod. Over the years he mastered the instrument under the guidance of this father Ustad Abed Hossain Khan and formal tutelage of his uncle Ustad Bahadur Khan. He subsequently received Baddlalangar degree (equivalent to graduation) from the prestigious Ali Akbar College of Music in California in 1985. He also secured a Masters degree in history from the University of Dhaka. As a highly skilled musician of international repute Shahadat had the option to migrate and settle in the West. In 1974 his uncle the legendary sarod player Ali Akbar Khan, impressed by his nephew's musical skills, offered him a position at his Ali Akbar College of Music. He was also offered a substantive position to teach sub-continental music at the University of Michigan and a music institute in London. With his soul rooted in this land, Shahadat respectfully declined the offers. Through his umpteen numbers of visits, both as a member of official cultural troupes as well as in his individual capacity, the artiste represented the best of Bangladeshi culture to the global audience. He performed in huge and famed halls as well as in informal gatherings from Brisbane to Toronto, from Cairo to Beijing. Over the last 16 years he was a regular member of the Grand Union Orchestra of the UK, making seasonal trips there. The enchantment of interaction of the jawa and strings of Shahadat's sarod not only imprinted on the hearts of fellow Bangladeshis, it conveyed the best of Bangladeshi culture to the world community that has been perfected by successive generations of artistes from this family of Brahmanbaria. #ustadshahadathossainkhan #Maasranga_Ranga_Shokal #Interview #LifeStory #Motivational_TalkShow #Lifestyle #Road_To_Success #Motivation #MorningShow #Motivational_Video #LifeStory #MaasrangaTv