Dear

Music

I would like to offer you the unique opportunity… about the global artist who belongs to an Indian
classical music family.

The names of the talented artists are ustad Kadar khan and his son Mr. Azam Ali khan. They regularly
perform concerts and lecture demonstrations. From the Kalavant Center they have done

Ustad Kadar Khan and his son Azam Ali Khan will come…The founder-director of The Kalavant Center,
Ustad Kadar Khan, is a traditional Indian musician based in New York City, who regularly performs and
conducts master classes at leading American universities, museums and other cultural institutions. He
has accompanied the Grammy- award-winning guitarist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt; master flautist
Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia; sarangi player Ustad Sultan Khan; and many other highly gifted musicians.
In 1982, Kadar Khan founded the Naad-Niket Center for Propagation of Indian Music in Ahmedabad,
India.

Ustad Kadar Khan

Activities

The Kalavant Center's main activities focus on performing and teaching Indian classical music at the
highest level. Presently in New York City, The Kalavant Center's working staff consists of professional
musicians, some of whom have 40+ years of experience performing and teaching Indian music. This staff
is enriched regularly with other great musicians who come from India to teach and perform. The
Kalavant Center provides an active platform for musicians and dancers to work through concerts,
workshops, demonstrations, and master classes. Equally important, The Kalavant Center's activities also
includes recording eminent guest artists and disseminating these recordings in audio and visual formats.

Offer Your Support

The Kalavant Center for Music and Dance is a 501(c)(3) non- profit organization established in New York
City. Our organization relies on the generosity of forward-thinking individuals and music enthusiasts to
achieve its objectives and to secure a successful future. Your past and current financial support has
already helped to establish a firm foundation, and we ask you to continue this support as a realistic
investment in preserving world traditions of music and dance for future generations. You play a very
important part, for even a strong tree needs to grow and flourish.

We warmly invite you to participate with us as patrons, artists, teachers, students, volunteers, listeners,
and well wishers.

Please be a contributing member and send your tax-deductible donations, with checks made payable to:
Kalavant Center for Music and Dance, Inc. Please include your Name, Address, Telephone number, and
Email address.

The Kalavant Center Mission

The Kalavant Center for Music and Dance is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to promoting
and preserving traditional music and dance of Southeast Asia, with a special emphasis on the classical
traditions of India.

The ancient, yet timeless wealth of Indo-European culture has spread across the globe, and has
everywhere dissolved barriers of race, religion and creed, testifying to the universality of music. The very
name of India, Bharata, refers to music as a Universal language. ‘Bha’ – bhava, ‘ra’ – raga, ‘ta’ – tala.
Bhava literally means “to become”, or “becoming”, and in this context refers to universally existing
emotions brought to life by an artist. Raga is the melodic language, as tala is the rhythmic language of
India. Thus, through these melodic and rhythmic languages, the goal of an Indian classical musician is to
bring to life in their audience an experience of a Universal nature.

Presently in NYC, the Kalavant Center’s working staff consists of professional musicians, each with 40+
years of experience performing and teaching all aspects of Indian music. The staff is enriched regularly
with great musicians who come from India to teach and perform. The quality of musicians committing
their time and skill to the Center shows the importance of the Kalavant Center’s mission. A high level of
education is a major part of the Kalavant Center’s focus.
The founder-director of the Kalavant Center, Ustad Kadar Khan, is a traditional Indian musician based in
New York City, and performs and teaches at leading American universities, museums and other cultural
institutions. Khansaheb has a tireless passion that has brought many community leaders together to join
the Kalavant Center family to further the majestic healing power of music.

© Kalavant Center for music and Dance

Established in June 1997, The Kalavant Center for Music and Dance is a non-profit cultural organization
dedicated.

to promoting and preserving traditional music and dance of South Asia, with a special emphasis on
Indian classical music.

KALAVANT CENTER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE

326 E. 11th St., Suite #2

New York, NY 10003 USA

T: 212-475-2348

E: kalavant@aol.com