Shaukat Hussain

Ustad | Miyan
Shaukat Hussain Khan
Ustad \| Miyan Shaukat Hussain Khan
	British India
Died	25 January 1996 at age 66
Occupation	Tabla maestro
Years active	1945 - 1992
Awards	Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan (1985)

Shaukat Hussain Khan (1930 – 25 January 1996), commonly referred to as Miyan Shaukat Hussain was a Pakistani tabla player who belonged to the Punjab gharana of tabla-playing music artists.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Early life

He was born to a family of professional musicians. His father, Mian Maula Bakhsh, was a professional singer. But young Shaukat was drawn to percussion instruments from an early age. He began his career from All India Radio, Delhi in 1945. At this radio station, he was very much influenced by the then tabla maestros Ahmed Jan Thirakwa's and Alla Rakha's performances. His family migrated to Pakistan after its independence in 1947. In Pakistan, he was employed by Radio Pakistan, Lahore as a staff artist for 43 years.^[2]

Career

He was a disciple or student of renowned tabla maestro Mian Qadir Baksh, founder of the

Pakistan Television shows, they frequently selected Mian Shaukat Hussain as tabla player to accompany them on stage. Also riding on a wave of success, Mian Shaukat Hussain toured Europe, Africa, India and Bangladesh with these artists.^[2] Another contemporary famous tabla player in Pakistan is Tari Khan, who is now known as the Prince of Tabla of Pakistan, was also a disciple of Mian Shaukat Hussain, "who is said to be a 'ditto copy' of the great ustad" – according to a major newspaper of Pakistan, The Friday Times.^[2]^[4]

The same newspaper also states, "In the early 1990s, Ustad Zakir Hussain (musician), India's famous young tabla player, paid a visit to Pakistan and was performing at Lahore's Pearl Continental Hotel. When Ustad Shaukat Hussain walked in, Zakir stopped playing, came down from the stage, stooped before Shaukat and presented him with 'nazrana', declaring that while his own father, the great Ustad Alla Rakha, was in India at present, his musical father was right here in front of him."^[2]

Awards and recognition

Amir Khusrow
Music Award in 1979 and in 1983
Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1985^[2]^[6]

Death

Mian Shaukat Hussain retired in 1992 and died 4 years later on 25 January 1996 of kidney failure. His on-stage tabla performances showed his high level of skills.^[2] According to a major Pakistani newspaper, Ustad Shaukat Hussain has been ranked amongst the finest tabla players of Pakistan.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Mian Shaukat Hussain's birth place info on rateyourmusic.com website Retrieved 15 July 2019
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Ally Adnan (23 January 2015). "The Ustad of Ustaads - Profile of Mian Shaukat Hussain". The Friday Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Majid Sheikh (24 October 2015). "Harking back: Story of a 'classical music' corner of old Lahore". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c NCA pays homage to Ustad Mian Shaukat Hussain Associated Press of Pakistan website, Published 25 January 2022, Retrieved 29 October 2022
^ "Kultur-Mix - A concert by sarangi player Sultan Khan (India) and tabla player Shaukat Hussain (Pakistan) in Oslo, Norway". deeyahpoint.co.uk website. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ Tributes paid: Tabla maestro Shaukat Hussain remembered The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 28 January 2017, Retrieved 24 January 2024

External links

Profile of Mian Shaukat Hussain on tablapassion.com website

[rateyourmusic-1] Mian Shaukat Hussain's birth place info on rateyourmusic.com website Retrieved 15 July 2019

[TFT-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Ally Adnan (23 January 2015). "The Ustad of Ustaads - Profile of Mian Shaukat Hussain". The Friday Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[Dawn-3] Majid Sheikh (24 October 2015). "Harking back: Story of a 'classical music' corner of old Lahore". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[APP-4] NCA pays homage to Ustad Mian Shaukat Hussain Associated Press of Pakistan website, Published 25 January 2022, Retrieved 29 October 2022

[Kultur-Mix-5] "Kultur-Mix - A concert by sarangi player Sultan Khan (India) and tabla player Shaukat Hussain (Pakistan) in Oslo, Norway". deeyahpoint.co.uk website. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[6] Tributes paid: Tabla maestro Shaukat Hussain remembered The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 28 January 2017, Retrieved 24 January 2024

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