Extremely talented but contentious Music Director (thanks to his inability to get along with anyone, he got only a few films to compose for but all his compositions were gems) Sajjad - yesterday was his death anniversary - was born Mohd Amir Khan, a sitar player. But, Sajjad could not confine his learning to sitar only. He additionally learnt playing a number of musical instruments - Veena, Jaltarang, Accordian, Violin, Spanish & Hawaiin Guitar, Flute, Piano, Banjo and Harp, Mandolin (his favourite). In the All India Music Conference held at Calcutta in the year 1956; where greats of classical music such as- Vinayak Rao Patvardhan, Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ahmed Jaan Thirakwa and Nikhil Banerjee were present; Sajjad Husain played classical ragas-’Shivranjani’ and ‘Harikauns’- on Mandolin. The listeners including the maestros were spell bound at his classical playing of Mandolin which is considered a completely un-traditional musical instrument. Here is another recording of his playing Mandolin for a Telugu movie. youtube/watch?v=qdYD5JdMEfE
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:21:34 +0000
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