Suhail Yusuf Khan

Indian musician Suhail Yusuf Khan emerged in the 2010s as a modern master of the sarangi, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, sarangi legend <a href="spotify:artist:4jJPc9HPkYDNJxvloWDTqx">Ustad Sabri Khan</a>. Through a wide range of collaborations across rock, classical, jazz, fusion, and folk, he forged a unique path, eventually teaming up with Scottish folk singer/guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:53aQwuzlyn4vxxUs6Edlqw">James Yorkston</a> and British bassist Jon Thorne to release a series of acclaimed albums as <a href="spotify:artist:53aQwuzlyn4vxxUs6Edlqw">Yorkston</a>/<a href="spotify:artist:446sJr3ouvU202bw2FDGJ9">Thorne</a>/Khan.

His formal training on the instrument began at the age of eight and he would play his first concert just three years later. Well-versed in classical and other Indian musical traditions, Khan has spent much of his career branching out into other genres, joining the popular New Delhi-based fusion rock band Advaita when he was just a teenager. Over the coming decade, he continued to work with a variety of musicians including producer <a href="spotify:artist:30Y7JOpiNgAGEhnkYPdI1P">Talvin Singh</a>, rock guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:32Jb1X3wSmmoHj2epZReZA">Steve Vai</a>, violinist <a href="spotify:artist:1lqXI4ay0Qy7Sx210Yihko">Patsy Reid</a>, and accordionist <a href="spotify:artist:0CrUJL5Vd7nzutLUy6GegZ">Hannah James</a>. In 2016, Khan joined eclectic songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:53aQwuzlyn4vxxUs6Edlqw">Yorkston</a> and jazz double bassist Thorne to form the collaborative trio <a href="spotify:artist:53aQwuzlyn4vxxUs6Edlqw">Yorkston</a>/<a href="spotify:artist:446sJr3ouvU202bw2FDGJ9">Thorne</a>/Khan. The group made its debut on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Domino+Records%22">Domino Records</a> with Everything Sacred in the spring of that year. The trio quickly returned the following year with its follow-up LP, Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars. Reuniting for a third outing with <a href="spotify:artist:53aQwuzlyn4vxxUs6Edlqw">Yorkston</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:446sJr3ouvU202bw2FDGJ9">Thorne</a>, the group opened 2020 with Navarasa: Nine Emotions, an album devoted to interpreting the nine emotions involved in Indian classical dance and arts. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi