Ayaan Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod.
Background
Khan is the son of Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his older brother Amaan Ali Khan, with whom he hosted the music talent show Sa Re Georgia Ma. He has also released solo albums and collaborations with brother and father. Khan was born 5 September 1979 as the son of sarod player Amjad Ali Khan and Subhalakshmi Barua Khan, a classical dancer.
His birth name was Bangash and he was born in at least the fifth generation of musicians.
The Bangash lineage claims to have invented the sarod.
Career
He released his solo debut album of classical music in 1999. The brothers released Reincarnation, an album of world fusion music, in 2006, and a thematic album, Mystic Dunes, in 2007, and toured internationally. They were awarded a Lycra Style Award from Music Television India in 2006.
Khan joined his family to perform for the Parliament of India in 2007.
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. They released a Sufi music album called Rang in 2012.
They also released a new album called Headwaters in October 2013.