Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan
"Following a gorgeous classical Indian alap sung by Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan over a rumbling bass drone, the first 21 cells made for a splashy, variegated opening."
- New York Times

Awards

Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar
by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, 2015
Gandharva Award
by the Hindusthan Art & Music Society, Kolkata, 2012
Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan and Ustad Faiyyaz Ahmed Khan Memorial award
by the same foundation, Mumbai, 2004
Sangeet Ratna Award,
by The Salt Lake Cultural Association, 2002
Bandish Nawaz title, (loosely translates to “Prince of Compositions”)
by The Salt Lake Cultural association, Kolkata, 1998 
Felicitated by the Avishkar Foundation
Goa, 1997
Swaranjali Award
Gwalior, 1997
Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
by the same foundation, Goa, 1994
Abhinav Kala Samman
by Abhinav Kala Parishat, Bhopal, 1993
Best Vocalist Award
by the Bharatiya Sanskriti Samsad, Kolkata, 1990  
Surmani award
by Sur Sringar Sansad, Mumbai, 1977