Sadakat Aman Khan

Sadakat Aman Khan popularly known as Mr. Harmonium, is an Indian harmonium player who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion music. He belongs to Patiala gharana. He is the son of renowned vocalist, Ustad Sahadat Rana Khan.

Early life

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Khan was born on 11 August 1997 into a Muslim family in Maldá, West Bengal. He received his initial training from his grandfather, Sangeet Acharya Ustad Md. Yunus Khan, who was the disciple of The Legendary Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.

As a child he had little interest in music. His grandfather Late Yunus Khan was among the first to note his musical talents, and for some time trained him. However, he received his main training from his father Ustad Sahadat Rana Khan, initially at his house. A strict disciplinarian, Ustad Sahadat Rana Khan would insist on voice training (Swar Sadhana) from four in the morning, and make Sadakat practice one note of the scale for hours on end. A whole day would be spent on practising just a single note. It was not until he was 14 that Sadakat began to truly enjoy his musical training.

Career

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Sadakat started performing professionally in various concerts from the year 2010. He has played his international debut concert at Nanhua University, Taiwan in 2020. He has played harmonium solo concerts at various prestigious venues in India and also accompanied his father in Harmonium, in his various concerts. One of such is a Whole Night Classical music Concert organized by DD Bangla.

He also got a chance to accompany stalwarts of indian music such as Ustad Raza Ali Khan, Ustad Waseem Ahmed Khan and Ustad Arshad Ali Khan to name some.

Discography

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Alaap Volume 1 (Mr. Harmonium Records)

Wanderlust (Mr. Harmonium Records)

Ab Na Mano Tori Batiyan feat. Ustad Sahadat Rana Khan (Gramin Records)

Brij Dhaam feat. Aniruddha Roy (Gramin Records)

Books

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Basics of Harmonium

10 Thaats in Harmonium