Hidayat Husain Khan

Hidayat Husain Khan is a world-renowned musician, maverick sitar player, and vocalist. He belongs to a heritage that traces back seven generations toward the most treasured lineage of Indian classical music. Khan is the son of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Khan, globally acclaimed as the greatest of all sitarists. He harbours a rare, creative brilliance that effortlessly takes him across all genres and nuances of music and can seamlessly transition from the very classical to the very colloquial genres, from playing the intricate meands (slides) of the Etawa/Vilayatkhani Gharana to performing with the Rolling Stones. Khan has performed at The Black Ball Charity in NYC with Alicia Keys and has collaborated with household musical names such as Ndugu Chancler, Ronnie Woods, Usher, Zakir Hussain, Pete Townshend, Will.I.Am, Jay Z, and Darryl Jones.