Parvez Ali

A 25-years-old artist from Mathura, Parvez Ali, has been learning music through folk and classical music. He holds a Prabhakar Degree in Harmonium and is also recognized as a  B high-grade artist in classical and sugam sangeet by All India Radio (AIR). He has been working hard towards achieving mastery in his craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. He considers his Badde Abba, Kallu Ustad as his guru, speaks very highly of his teaching and calibre in the field of music. He draws all his inspiration from Ustad Bhure Khan Sahab, a very well-known harmonium player of the region, and he aspires to be like him one day. He also believes that the folk music in Braj is very devotional and is an interesting blend of classical and light music. He belongs to the Agra Gharana, and when he was a child, he would try to imitate his ancestors and thus picked up the harmonium and never stopped learning. Apart from folk music, he is also a very well-trained classical musician who enjoys playing raagas like Pahari. he has performed in various locations within the state and the country with some of the top artists from the region. He has received love and appreciation in most of his shows and pulled off brilliant performances at some of the best festivals of the nation only to dazzle the crowds and regards his performance at Taj Mahotsav, Agra, as the most memorable experience. He lives in a family of 4 people and has his brother, father, and mother. He has been into music from a very young age after completing his intermediate to make ends meet. He earns 3000/show (locally) and wishes to be one of the top harmonium players in the nation just like his inspiration. Despite all his struggles, he strives to keep developing his craft and hopes someday, in the future, to see himself succeed through the art that he loves so much.

• Braj
• Uttar Pradesh