Shahadat Hossain Khan (1958 – 28 November 2020) was a Bangladeshi musician. He was the only son of Ustad Abed Hossain Khan. He came from a family of notable musicians of the sub-continent. He is the grandson of Ustad

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(the youngest brother of Ustad

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), and nephew of Ustad

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, Ustad

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, and Musicologist

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Early life and training

Khan was born in

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(now in Bangladesh). At 7, he started taking lessons on

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from his father. Later on, he became a disciple of his uncle Ustad Bahadur Khan, the sarod player of the sub-continent. In 1972, Shahadat performed an instrumental duet with his uncle Bahadur at the 'Alauddin Music Conference' in

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. In 1974, Shahadat was honored with a state award for his musical performance.

Tours and performances

During extensive tours of India with his father as a guest artist of

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, Khan performed in Kolkata, Madras (Chennai), Srinagar, and Delhi. He had the unique opportunity of participating in the 'All India Radio Music Conference' along with the notable exponents of classical music from all over India. He was honored with the 'Chalochchitro Projojok Samiti' (Association of Film Producers Award) for his super performance. In 1980, he accompanied a Bangladesh cultural delegation to the Middle East. In 1983, Shahadat participated in the 'All Bangladesh Music Conference' in Dhaka and won a gold medal. In 1989, he was honored with a Rotary (Buriganga) Award in recognition of his excellent performance on Sarod. In 1991, he performed solo in France raising funds for the flood victims of Bangladesh. He accompanied Bangladesh cultural delegations to USA, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Italy, India, North Korea, China, Hong Kong, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark.

CD publications

Khan's first and third CD were released by Mehwish Enterprises Ltd. and Y.A.K. Production, London, UK. His second CD was released from Bangladesh. Shahadat composed and directed the music for the documentary films ''Mrityuheen Pran'', ''Meet Bangladesh'', and ''Ripples in Meadows'' (produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Bangladeshi embassies around the world).

Death

Khan died from

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at a hospital in

on 28 November 2020. He is buried at the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Mirpur.

Achievements and awards

In 1994, he received the highest State Award of Bangladesh, the

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for his contribution in the field of music. He obtained the degree Vadya Alankar in music from Ali Akbar College of Music, California, U.S. He had an M.A. in history from Dhaka University. He worked on music with Grand Union Orchestra based in UK.

References

External links

Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan: Upholding a legacy in music
''The Daily Star'', April 27, 2006

''Daily New Age'', September 19, 2005

''The Daily Star'', September 8, 2004 {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Shahadat Hossain 1958 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Bangladeshi male singers 20th-century Bangladeshi singers Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh