Shehnai By Ustaad Mumtaz Hussain Khan

Ustaad Mumtaz Hussain Khan
Spic Macay, .”the society for the promotion of Indian classical Music and Culture amongst youth”, is a non profit ,voluntary organization dedicated to promoting an awareness of Indian culture in schools and colleges throughout India.

For the past 32 yrs, Spic Macay has exposed students to various forms of Indian Classical music, dance, folk art, craft and folk theatre, in schools, colleges and professional institutions through concerts, lecture demonstrations, baithaks and workshops and scholarship programmes.

Spic Macay organizes almost 4000 such events each year and reaches out to students in virtually all the states of India –in big metropolitan cities, large and small towns in the interiors and even in clusters of villages throughout the length and breadth of India. Great artistes travel long distances, often in discomfort and dust to introduce their art to the students, almost for free and so participate in the joy and the cultural enlightenment of the youth.

The Virasat series of concerts brought by Spic Macay to schools and colleges stresses on the folk art forms of dance and music , classic films , art ,theatre, craft and lectures by eminent artistes.

Yamuna Nagar Chapter brings to DAV Girls College, Yamuna Nagar the sounds of the Shehnai of Banaras on Dt. 07.08.08 . This instrument has been associated with the legendary Shehnai player , Bharat Ratna ( late ) Ustaad Bismillah Khan. His great legacy carries on in the Shehnai of his nephew and disciple ,Ustaad Mumtaz Hussain Khan -- Shehnai Nawaz. We welcome Ustaad ji to our school .

Ustaad Mumtaz Hussain Khan , started learning the Shehnai at the age of 7 from his grandfather Ustaad Imdad Hussain Khan , and Ustaad Ali Hussain Ahmed Khan. He soon began learning from his uncle and Guru ,Ustaad Bismillah Khan and due to his immense talent , began accompanying him in his concerts at the early age of 12, Mumtaz Hussain ji accompanied Ustaad Bismillah Khan at all his concerts till his death 2 years ago. He has performed in nearly every part of the world USA ,UK, France , Italy , Germany , Canada , the middle East etc .at world famous music festivals and continues to perform to keep this unique instrument alive in the world of Indian classical music.
He is accompanied by

Kausar Ali ji on Shehnai
Altaab Hussain ji on Shehnai
Muhammad Nanhe on Sur Shehnai
Ibney Idi on Tabla and
Sri Ajay Gupta on Harmonium.
(STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO ASK QUESTION AFTER THE CONCERT. )
For checklist of the program go to http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d37v3xs_5t2k9tngc