Sarod superstars Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangash and their attempts to make classical cool.
If you ever meet Sharon Isbin, classical guitarist, multiple Grammy-winning musician, and founder and director of the guitar department at New York City’s The Juilliard School, here’s a tip. Never shake her hand.
When Grammy-winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin works with sarod player duo Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash, East and West no longer seem like opposites; Make-up and hair: Rashmi Shastri; Location: Royal Opera House, Mumbai(Prabhat Shetty)
“Around six years ago, Amjad [Ali Khan] came up with the idea for a collaboration, and I immediately said yes!” -Sharon Isbin
Playing with an ensemble of all Indian classical musicians for the very first time was a very different experience for Sharon Isbin, but also where she found her own familiar reference points (Prabhat Shetty)
“I worked dozens of hours to learn [Indian] music. I used special techniques with my fingers to match the effect of plectrums on sarods”-Sharon Isbin
Sharon Isbin, the multiple Grammy-winning musician and the founder and director of the guitar department at The Juilliard School, is considered as one of the topmost classical guitarist of our times (Prabhat Shetty)
“Indian classical is mostly an oral tradition and I can’t work without a written composition…”- Sharon Isbin
Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash are collaborating with Sharon Isbin on a score written by their father and sarod legend, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Prabhat Shetty)At 41 and 39, Amaan and Ayaan are far sorted in their head today and their music more introspective; On Amaan: Jacket, Shantanu & Nikhil; jeans, Diesel; shoes, Vintage Boots Lucchese; On Ayaan: Jacket, Shantanu & Nikhil; jeans, Diesel; shoes, Gucci (Prabhat Shetty)
