The fact that Shikhar Naad Qureshi, 22, does not play the tabla often comes as a surprise to many. But since it was around me all the time, I wanted to do something different,” says Shikhar Naad, who chose the djembe instead. My father gave me the technique,” says Shikhar Naad, who learned from his father Taufiq. Shikhar Naad won the Lokmat Sur Jyotsna National Music Award along with Marathi playback singer and actor Arya Ambekar in a ceremony held last week at NDMC Convention Centre in Delhi. AdvertisingThe award came to Shikhar Naad two days before the centenary celebrations of his legendary grandfather Ut Alla Rakha.

Source: Indian Express May 01, 2019 19:18 UTC