Mysuru: Raasavrunda has organised a sitar and vocal recital by Ustad Hafiz Bale Khan, disciple and son of the legendary maestro Sitar Nawaz Ustad Bale Khan, at its premises, #1095, Devaparthiva Road, Chamarajapuram, on Oct. 29 at 6 pm. He will be accompanied on tabla by Pt. Mallesh Hugar, harmonium by Pt. Prabhu Sonna and sitar support by Mohrataram Haris Khan.
About the artiste
Ustad Hafiz Bale Khan is a renowned Indian classical sitarist and vocalist from the Dharwad-Kirana Gharana. He carries forward a six-generation musical heritage in Hindustani classical music.
He is the son and disciple of the late Sitar Nawaz Ustad Bale Khan, grandson of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and great-grandson of the celebrated sitarist Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan.
He frequently performs and collaborates with his brother, Ustad Rais Bale Khan, forming a well-known musical duo.
Ustad Hafiz Khan is known for his sitar playing featuring the Gayaki Ang style (imitating human vocal nuances), which includes elaborate alaaps, jod and jhala. He is also accomplished in Hindustani vocal forms like Khayal, Thumri and Ghazal.
Fluent in Kannada and Marathi, he is widely recognised for rendering Kannada vachanas (such as those of Basavanna and Akka Mahadevi), Dasara Padas and Marathi devotional/ abhang compositions.
He is an A-grade artiste with All India Radio and Doordarshan. He is a recipient of honours such as the Swarasamrat Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru Yuva Puraskar.
Ustad Hafiz Khan has performed across India and internationally in countries like the UK (London), the USA, Iran, Kuwait, Dubai and Sharjah.
