Farooque Lateef Khan, born in Bhopal in 1975, is one of the most accomplished and promising musicians of the younger generation of Sarangi players in India. Farooque represents the fifth generation of the musical heritage of distinguished Sarangi players from Gohad near Gwalior in Madhya - Pradesh. This musical heritage includes Ustad Fazal Khan, the father of Ustad Ghansi Khan, famous for his mastery of the intricate 'Tappa' style. Ustad Ghansi Khan taught his sons who included Ustad Uday Khan, Ustad Chhuttu Khan and Ustad Haddu Khan who were the father and paternal uncles and the teachers of Ustad Abdul Lateef Khan, Farooque Lateef Khan's eminent father.
Farooque Lateef Khan began learning Sarangi from his father at the age of twelve. The intense 'taleem' which he received from Ustad Abdul Lateef Khan Sahab, every morning and evening, is clearly reflected in his thoughtful and virtuosic playing style. His playing embodies the intricate delicacy of his father's style as well as rare and impressive techniques which his father learned from one of the most famous Sarangi player of the first half of this century, Ustad Bade Ghulam Sabir (Ambala Wale).
You Tube Links:
FAROOQUE LATIF & SARWAR HUSSAIN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgwsjxmpZoU
Pandit ANINDO CHATTERJEE accompanied by FAQOORUE L: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZpmsy9qu4
Pakhawaj by Pandit Dalchand Sharma(sensational pakhawaj recital): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cy52yvtZwk
Farooque latif khan SARANGI): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNQs2PHYZxg