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Pakistan

Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

Name: Zohaib Hassan Khan Amritsari
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sarangi
Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Telephone: +92-301-4572871
Misc. Info: http://zohaibhassanamritsari.com. Approved as “AA” category instru­mentalist (sarangi player) in Radio Pakistan. Cost of lesson is equivalent to $35 us dollars (1 hour lesson), or $120 Package ( 4 X 1 Hour Lesson). Avail­able in person or through Skype. Skype Name – zohaib.zebi1

Name: Nisar Danial.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Music tea­cher experi­ence more than 30 years.
Location: Rawal­pindi, Punjab and Pakistan.
Telephone: 92-332-5872517
Misc. Info: Radio,TV singer and com­poser B.A Music 1974 from Uni­versity of Punjab Lahore Age 62 years with good and sound health. First Music Theorist of the country. Having a lot of public and government awards gold medals includ­ing the best award of the country. My songs album which can be heard on YouTube­.com internet. My latest interview and per­formance on PTV in pro­gramme Raat Geay on 14th march 2010. Much inter­ested in teach­ing Indian clas­sical vocal music, ghazal, geet, etc.

Name: Ehtishamuddin Hussain
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Vocal
Location: Ibn-e-Suleman Manzil, Behind Ustad Baha­uddin Qawal Street, Shoe Market, Karachi 74400, Pakistan
Telephone: +92 21 32742861, +92 334 3911417
Misc. Info: web­site www.qawalbachchay.com

Name: Nafees Ahmad Khan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Sitar
Location:
Telephone: 00-92-333-2334111
Misc. Info:

Name: Ustad Ghulam Shabir Khan sb
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: Muslim Mohallah Bhedi Potra Near Chok Shadeeda Multan Pakistan.
Telephone: +92-300-7404052
Misc. Info: Gharana Punjab Gharana. Solo and accompani­ment. Son of legendary tabla player of Pakistan Baba Mashooq Ali Khan Sb., who was a senior dis­ciple of Ustad Mian Kadir Baksh Pakhawaji of Punjab Gharana

Name: Sunaina Khan
Email: [email protected]
Field: Kathak, Folk, Filmi Dance, yoga & Bollywood classes
Location: Rawalpindi/Islamabad Pakistan 
Telephone: 0336-6130685
Misc. Info: Sunaina Khan is a notable name in the field of Eastern dance as a performer, choreo­grapher & researcher. She has learnt from Mam. Minwala, Master Sajjad Hussain Kathak Kalawant (Patyala Gharana), Mam. Bina Jawwad, Mam. Zarin Panna & a few workshops of Kathak & yoga by Mam. Nahid Siddiqui ji. She has choreo­graphed most National Days of Pakistan Television & different Private Channels. She has won awards as solo dancer for five years in Inter­national Youth Rafi Peer Per­forming Arts Festival. She has research on Pakistani classical & folk dances under UNESCO’S Safe­guarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage project. She has taught dance & yoga in all Pakistan’s notable art schools, insti­tutes & universities including Pakistan National Council of Arts. Kathak (North Indo-Pak classical dance form (Mughlia Style Lucknow Gharana), folk dances of Pakistan (Punjab = Bhangra, Luddi, Choolistani Dance with Khartaals), (Sindh = Sindhi jhoomer, Fisherman Dance) , (Balochistan = Makrani Leva, Do Chapi Dance), (KPK = Khattak, Kattaghani) , Mehandi dance, Bollywood, Belly Dance, Yoga Classes  (One-to-one online classes also available) 

Name: Chaman Lal
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: Hazoori Bagh Road Multan Pakistan
Telephone: +92-333-3256772
Misc. Info: Gharana Punjab Gharana, Solo and accompani­ment

Name: Qawal Najmuddin
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Vocal
Location: Ibn-e-Suleman Manzil, Behind Ustad Bahauddin Qawal Street, Shoe Market, Karachi 74400, Pakistan
Telephone: +92 21 32742861, +92 333 3819562
Misc. Info: web­site www.qawalbachchay.com

Name: Ustad Muhammad Umair Nazir
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Vocal, Harmon­ium, Key board, Sitar, Guitar, Tabla.
Location: Cantt, Lahore Pakistan.
Telephone: +92(0)321-9409468
Misc. Info: Umair is a 20 years old boy belong to Lahore, he is probably the one who is named by Ustad, “teacher of music”: he was only 10 years old when he started to learn music from Ustad Yousaf Ali Khan Sahib. His first tea­cher told him about the base’s of music includ­ing Alaap, Sargem, Alankar, and the 10 thaat and Raags system. But the craze didn’t freeze and he started to learn the other genres of music includ­ing Raagni and Taals system, and the styles of per­forming raag’s such as Dhurpada, Khyal, Thumri, and Ghazal. He is expert in play­ing harmon­ium, key­board, sitar, guitar, & tabla. The craze didn’t stop and he started to get on­line musical lessons through internet, he con­tacted with Pandit Radehy Gupta, Professor Sanjoyda, and Elmoure the great guitar player of America. After all because of his love, craze and mastery in music, people started to calling him Ustad, even he was very young. He has several discipels such as Nixon Herrey “a very good key-board player”, Kesar Rajo, and several others also.

Name: Haroon Shad
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Piano & Key­board
Location: Lahore-Punjab
Telephone: 300-4691431
Misc. Info: www.pianist-haroon.com


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