|
Ustad Shahid Parvez is one of the most
important sitar players of his generation. He
belongs to the great musical family representing
the Imdadkhani Gharana, also known as the Etawah
Gharana.
Shahid Parvez is the son of Ustad Aziz Khan, the third generation
Imdadkhani maestro. He initiated Shahid Parvez into
music, vocal and tabla at the tender age of 3. By
the age of four he shifted to Sitar and was soon
recognized as a child prodigy.
A purist from the beginning, Shahid Parvez, has developed a style
of his own, combining the Gayaki and the Tantrakari
schools of instrument playing
He is now recognized as one of the best sitar
players of his generation and is a favorite concert
artist both in India and abroad. |