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{{short description|Indian classical musician (born 1979)}}
{{redirect|Ayaan - Amaan|text=See also: [[Amaan Ali Bangash]]}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{infobox musical artist
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| caption = 2016
| birth_name =
| alias = Ayaan Ali Khan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|09|05|df=yes}}
| origin = [[Gwalior Gharana]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]], [[world fusion music]]
| occupation =
| instrument = ''[[sarod]]''
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| website = [https://www.ayaanalibangash.com// www.ayaanalibangash.com]
}}
'''Ayaan Ali Bangash''' (born 5 September 1979) is an Indian classical musician who plays the ''[[sarod]]''. He is the son of [[Amjad Ali Khan]] and often performs with his older brother [[Amaan Ali Bangash]], with whom he hosted the music talent show ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hindi|Sa Re Ga Ma]]''. He has also released solo albums and collaborations with brother and father.

==Early life and career==
Ayaan Ali Bangash was born 5 September 1979 as the son of ''sarod'' player [[Amjad Ali Khan]] and Subhalakshmi Barua Khan, a classical dancer.<ref name="IANS090905">{{cite news|last=Kher |first=Ruchika |title=I've become less restless after marriage: Ayaan Ali Khan |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=5 September 2009 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/I-ve-become-less-restless-after-marriage-Ayaan-Ali-Khan/H1-Article1-450636.aspx |access-date=22 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001030920/http://www.hindustantimes.com/I-ve-become-less-restless-after-marriage-Ayaan-Ali-Khan/H1-Article1-450636.aspx |archive-date=1 October 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zakir Hussain and Bangash brothers' ode to heritage|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=13 December 2003|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031214/ncr1.htm#3|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> His birth name was [[Bangash]] and he is the seventh generation of musicians of the Gwalior musical lineage; the Bangash claim to have invented the ''sarod''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ziya Us Salam|title=Precious Abba... priceless as ever|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 November 2002|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/14/stories/2002111400200100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021227041933/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/14/stories/2002111400200100.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 December 2002|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Griffiths|first=Paul|title=In the Art of the Sarod, Echoes of the Human Voice|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=25 May 2000|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/25/arts/world-music-review-in-the-art-of-the-sarod-echoes-of-the-human-voice.html|access-date=22 November 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091112041726/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/25/arts/world-music-review-in-the-art-of-the-sarod-echoes-of-the-human-voice.html| archive-date= 12 November 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Weisman|first=Steven R.|title=Traditionalist Reshapes India's Ancient Sarod|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 June 1988|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/07/arts/traditionalist-reshapes-india-s-ancient-sarod.html|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> He has an older brother, [[Amaan Ali Bangash|Amaan]], and they were taught music by their father from a young age and later began to perform with their father on concert tours.<ref>{{cite news|last=King Murdoch|first=Anna|title=Sarod star with a talent for dignity|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=7 March 2003|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/06/1046826479361.html|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref>

Ayaan Ali Bangash has performed with his father and brother since the late 1980s and performed at [[Carnegie Hall]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|last=Daniel|first=Nicola F.|title=Melodic tapestries|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=4 September 1988|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1277079.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102144413/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1277079.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2012|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=At Carnegie Hall, an All-Star Cast From India|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 September 1997|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/15/arts/music-review-at-carnegie-hall-an-all-star-cast-from-india.html|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> He released his solo debut album of classical music in 1999.<ref name="PTI990416">{{cite news |date=17 April 1999 |title=Ayaan Ali Bangash launches debut album |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/ayaan-ali-bangash-launches-debut-album/  |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> He hosted the music talent show ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hindi|Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]]'' on [[Zee TV]] with his brother for three years in the early 2000s.<ref name="TH030922">{{cite news|last=Umachandran|first=Shalini|title=The sons also shine|date=22 September 2003|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/22/stories/2003092200230100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031011130554/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/22/stories/2003092200230100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=30 January 2001 |title=Dusty affair |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/dusty-affair/  |access-date=26 February 2025 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> In 2002, he and his brother wrote a book about their father, ''Abba: God's Greatest Gift To Us''.<ref name="TH030922" /> Moksha, a 2005 album made in with Amaan and Amjad Ali Khan and released by [[Real World Records]], was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Amjad Ali nominated for Grammy|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 October 2005|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1260416,flstry-1.cms|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> The brothers released ''Reincarnation'', an album of [[world fusion music]], in 2006, and a thematic album, ''Mystic Dunes'', in 2007, and toured internationally.<ref name="TT070126">{{cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Reshmi|title=Raga of a role model|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=26 January 2007|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070126/asp/calcutta/story_7310029.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203134216/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070126/asp/calcutta/story_7310029.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> They were awarded a Lycra Style Award from [[MTV India]] in 2006.<ref name="TT070126" /> He and his brother also sing, including on the 2007 tribute album ''Remembering Mahatma Gandhi''.<ref>{{cite news|title=A musical tribute to the Father of the Nation|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|website=[[Sify]]|date=28 September 2007|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14534544|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717145117/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14534544|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2012|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> Bangash joined his family to perform for the [[Parliament of India]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amjad Ali Khan, Jasraj to perform in Parliament|newspaper=The Hindu|date=8 August 2007|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/08/stories/2007080855721500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612085010/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/08/stories/2007080855721500.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 June 2008|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> In 2009, after working under a movie contract that forbade public appearances for a year, the brothers returned to making music when the production by [[Bollywood]] director [[J. P. Dutta]] was cancelled.<ref name="IANS090819">{{cite news|title=Acting on hold, Amaan, Ayaan return to sarod|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|work=The Times of India|date=19 August 2009|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/Acting-on-hold-Amaan-Ayaan-return-to-sarod/articleshow/4909419.cms|access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> They released a [[Sufi music]] album called Rang in 2012.<ref name="IANS090819" />
They also released a new album called Headwaters in October 2013.

==Personal life==
In 2008, Ayaan Ali Bangash married Neema Sharma, daughter of Indian film producer, actor, and director [[Romesh Sharma]]. On 1 August 2012, Neema Ali Bangash gave birth to twin boys, Zohaan Ali Bangash and Abeer Ali Bangash.<ref name="IANS090905" /><ref name="TH030922"/>

==Discography==
[[File:Ayaan Ali Khan - Pune 2007 - 2.jpg|thumb|Khan playing the sarod]]

===Solo===
*''Raga Bageshwari'' (1999)
*''Footsteps'' (2000)
*''Raga Shree'' (2002)
*''Sonata'' (2005)
*''Chords of Devotion'' (2005)

===Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangash===
*''Raga Puriya Kalyan, Rageshwari'' (2002)
*''Strings Attached'' (2006) - with Matthew Barley ([[cello]])
*''Reincarnation'' (2006)
*''Mystic Dunes'' (2006)
*''Truth'' (2007)
*''Passion'' (2007)
*''Dreamz''' (2007)

===Amjad, Ayaan, and Amaan Ali Bangash===
*''Sarod Ghar'' (2000)
*''The Legendary Lineage''
*''Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan - With Sons'' (2001)
*''Sarod for Harmony - Live at Carnegie Hall'' (2002)
*''Moksha'' (2004)
*''Sarod Trilogy'' (2006)
*''Remembering Mahatma Gandhi'' (2007)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|https://www.amaanalibangash.com/|Ayaan Ali Bangash}}
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p372447|label=Ayaan Ali Bangash}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Hindustani musicians]]
[[Category:Indian people of Pashtun descent]]
[[Category:Indian television presenters]]
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