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Haafiz Ali Khan Award to John McLaughlin
Written by: News Editor | 23 Nov 2009 08:29 PM | Comments: 0
Haafiz Ali Khan Award to John McLaughlin
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Legendary guitarist John McLaughlin has come to Mumbai yesterday on 24th Nov 09,  to receive the Haafiz Ali Khan Award this year for his contribution to the world of music.

While expressing his association with Indian music, the guitar maestro said to PTI, "I heard Indian music for the first time on radio when I was 12. I was moved by it. It was temple music. Since then for last 50 years, India and Indian music has been an integral part of my life."


He has also mentioned very aptly that Music of India is all-inclusive of human being and is a complete blend of philosophy, religion and spititualism unlike western music.

The award is named after late Hafiz Ali Khan, the Guru and father of legendary Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and introduced  in 1985. The aim of this award is to popularize Indian culture heritage and also recognize Indian and International musicians for their contribution to classical music.
This prestigious award has gone in the past to various stalwart musicians like M. S. Subbulakshmi, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, John Williams, Julian Bream, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and others.


John McLaughlin, 67 years,  is an English jazz fusion guitarist and composer and has many accomplishment to his credit. He played with Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his landmark electric jazz-fusion albums. He has also incorporated Flamenco music in some of his acoustic recordings. McLaughlin was ranked 49th in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"

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Updated: 25 Nov 2009 07:44 PM
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