* The Legacy, a collection of folk songs, also featuring Khan sahab’s son Sabir Khan
* Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, Vishal Bharadwaj, Sandesh Sandhliya, Talat Aziz, Salim Merchant, Murtuza Mustafa, Qadeer Mustafa, ShahBaaz Khan attend launch of Worldwide Records’ album
MUMBAI: Ustad Zakir Husain launched The Legacy, an album of Indian folk songs by Ustad Sultan Khan and his son Sabir Khan, on Monday. Released by Worldwide Records, the album has seven songs, of which Deepak Pandit has arranged six songs and Imran Khan has arranged and programmed one.
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Sabir Khan complements the soothing vocals of Ustad Sultan Khan with the sarangi. The lyrics of the album are like those from the traditional songs of Rajasthan and Gujarat, and the melodies are based on stories with an emotional quotient. The song Tale of Fairies has Ustad Sultan Khan and Akriti Kakkar on vocals, while Nostalgia features Sabir Khan’s voice.
The launch began with a stage performance by Ustad Sultan Khan on vocals, with Deepak Pandit accompanying on the violin and Sabir Khan on sarangi. Jagjit Singh, present on the occasion, joked that Khan sahab was not dressed for the occasion while Vishal Bhardwaj hesitated to speak in front of his guru on stage Personalities like Murtuza Mustafa, Qadeer Mustafa, Talat Aziz, ShahBaaz Khan, Pradip Garodia, Parthiv Gohil, Salim Merchant and Sandesh Sandhliya were present to pay their respects for Khan sahab’s album launch
Ratnakar Kumar, Managing Director, Worldwide Records, said, The album has powerhouse performances by Sabir Khan on Sarangi and Ustad Sultan Khan Sahab. It has been a pleasure to work with Sabir and a true honor to work with a legend like Ustad Sultan Khan Sahab….
Guest of Honour Ustad Zakir Husain said, I have played with Ustad Sultan Khan Sahab for 30 years, and it gives me immense pleasure to be here….
Launching the album, Ustad Sultan Khan said, The Legacy is about all the phases, periods and times of life ingrained into moments and memories. It’s a blend of music with a combination of relaxed sargams, with a touch of a folk song….
Sabir Khan said, It’s hard to describe my feelings in words, I am really thankful to the Almighty that I was born in this great family and that Ustad Sultan Khan Sahab is not just a father to me but also my guru. You will find the love of Guru-Shishya with father-son in this album…
