Saeed Zafar Khan was born in a home where his cradle was literally
surrounded by stalwarts of the Delhi gharana like the Ustad Chand Khan, Ustad
Usman Khan, Ustad Hilal Ahmed Khan and Ustad Nasir Ahmed Khan (all Vocalists),
Ustad Bundukhan (Sarangi Player), Zahoor Ahmed Khan (violinist) and Ustad Zafar
Ahmed Khan (sitarist), the last being his father. more>>>
Saeed
is very graceful player of the sitar. He evolves a vibrant, lovely tone from instrument
which is consistently tuneful and particularly adept at pulling wavy 'harkat'
from the stretched strings. The Hindu
Saeed Zafar of Delhi
is now a seasoned sitarist. His rendering of Jai Jaiwant was indeed immaculate.
The brief but tuneful alaap was followed by a slow Masitkani gat with pleasing
sequences of todas and tans rendered with bold and neat phrasings. The
Statesman
Being Ypung and enthusiastic as is natural at his age,
Saeed has tendency towards speed, which he displays like a maestro. His taans
are swift and layakari highly impressive. Sunday Herald MORE>>
