I swear to god that any Star Trek II reference must be an insta-greenlight or something.

Saw him in Boston in 2000, when he received an honorary doctorate from the New England Conservatory. Utterly brilliant. Funny, too.

After the second raga, he picked up a stopwatch, glared at it, and told the audience, "I can only play for two more hours." In the second raga, he snuck in excerpts from Bach's Violin Partita #3 and the Bourée.

An incredible musician, and in many ways the father of World Music.

Let's be honest: we all thought it'd be about Chaka Khan.

boing..boing..yeeearng..boing .. thunk a-dunka dunk ..boing boing.

pipco: boing..boing..yeeearng..boing .. thunk a-dunka dunk ..boing boing.

Was this the guy that scored Seinfeld?

I would've gone for the "it's a trap" reference..

I've just spent 45 minutes or so on YouTube listening to this guy and he's amazing. Those listens led me to Ravi Shankar, who is also amazing. Of course The Beatles came up. Great stuff. Wish I'd known about Khan 25 years ago.

That reminds me... I need to get "The Sounds of India" again.

SuperCatBarf: Those listens led me to Ravi Shankar, who is also amazing.

And Norah Jones, who is just plain cute.

FTFA- " Khan was taught by his father that music should be kept inside the family, pure and undefiled. "

Wrong_Intentions: Let's be honest: we all thought it'd be about Chaka Khan.

THIS.

/Came for The Shat pics

Ustad Ali Ackbar Khan... damn.

I should watch the first bit of the Concert For Bangladesh tonight again!


/MusicMakeMyHeadPound:
And Norah Jones, who is just plain cute.

Don't forget about Anoushka!
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Since no one here really said it: Ali Akbar Khan was a fantastic musician. I saw him in the 90s and was inspired to buy a sarod. (I never got it tuned and sold it.)

/KAHNLINK is hot