Background
He was educated by his father, the sarangi player Ustad Shakoor Khan, a major sarangi player of the 20th century and a student of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan.
He was educated by his father, the sarangi player Ustad Shakoor Khan, a major sarangi player of the 20th century and a student of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan.
Mashkoor Ali Khan is considered a master of his style, and performs as an A-grade artist with All India Radio, and is on the faculty of the International Trade Commission Sangeet Research Academy, a prominent institution of Indian Classical Music, as their senior teacher of the Kirana style. As a scholar, Khan is also known for his work preserving traditional musical compositions and has collected one of the largest archives of unique bandish (musical compositions) in the world, partially inherited as the grandson of Abdul Karim Khan and grandnephew of Abdul Wahid Khan - the founders of the Kirana gharana.