Ali Akbar Khan

Ali Akbar Khan (born April 14, 1922) is one of today's most accomplished Indian classical musicians and known for his mastery of the sarod, a beautiful, 25-stringed Indian instrument.

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's fami

Ali Akbar Khan (born April 14, 1922) is one of today's most accomplished Indian classical musicians and known for his mastery of the sarod, a beautiful, 25-stringed Indian instrument.

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's family traces its gharana (ancestral tradition) to Mian Tansen, a 16th century musical genius and court musician of Emperor Akbar. Ali Akbar Khan's father, the late Padma Vibhushan Acharya Allauddin Khan, was acknowledged as one of the greatest Hindustani musicians of the 20th century.