The Roxbury Arts Group Announces Ustad Shafaat Khan

Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 6:30 pm

Cost: FREE

Stamford Headwaters Arts Center

607.214.6040 or roxburyartsgroup.org

The Roxbury Arts group is proud to welcome world renowned Indian classical musician Ustad Shafaat Khan who will be performing a concert on Friday, February 2nd at 6:30 PM at the Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main St in Stamford, NY. Performing on the Sitar, the Tabla and Surbahar, Ustad Shafaat Khan has shared stages with Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder and has performed worldwide. This performance is free, reservations are not required. For more information, visit roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.214.6040.

Called “Absolutely superb” by the Times of London, Ustad Shafaat Khan is an 8th generation Indian classical musician who has performed globally. He is notable for his excellence on three classic instruments: the Tabla, a classical drum used across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka; the Sitar, a Hindustani plucked string instrument; and the Surbahar, a bass sitar that was invented by Mr. Khan’s great-great-grandfather.

The concert at the Headwaters Arts Center on Friday, February 2nd will feature Ustad Shafaat Khan performing a duet of Indian and Western drumming with English percussionist Tim Arnold, as well as classical/folk inspired compositions accompanied by Mr. Arnold. 

This night of free music that will bring the world home to you at the Headwaters Art Center, 66 Main St, Stamford, NY 12167 starts at 6:30, Friday, February 2nd. For more information, please contact the Headwaters Arts Center at headwaters@roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.214.6040

All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, the Tianaderrah Foundation, The Delaware National Bank of Delhi, and by the generosity of business sponsors and individual donors like you.