Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan

Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan (March 21, 1939 – March 16, 2016) was a shehnai specialist from India. He was born in Kolkata.

His grandfather Wazir Ali Khan was the first to demonstrate Indian classical music on shehnai at Buckingham Palace. His father Ali Jan Khan and uncle Nazir Hussain Khan and Imdad Hussain Khan of Benares were also renowned shehnai specialists. He died after a long illness on March 16, 2016.

He taught shehnai at Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta beginning in 1974. He was regularly featured on All India Radio and Indian Television. He holds the distinction of composing the signature tune for Indian Television with Pandit Ravi Shankar. He played jugalbandhi both commercially and in live performances with artists such as Vilayat Hussain Khan, Pandit Manilal Nag on sitar, V. G. Jog on violin and Munewar Ali Khan, vocals. His recordings are numerous and under a variety of labels.

Ali Ahmed extensively traveled in India and abroad. His concert tours included countries like the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Russia, Tunisia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, over a span of twenty years. On several occasions he has been invited/sponsored by governments and/or music festivals. He performed a duet with pianist Peter Michael Hamel at the Indo-German Festival. He participated in Music Festival Raag-Mala in the U.S. and Canada in 1994.

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