Kolkata, Aug 6 (UNI) Ustad Rashid Khan’s Music Academy The Fifth Note Global Center of
Excellence marks the 20th year of its physical existence in three different states nationally.
In commemoration of this landmark year the academy launched the first "Phygital" global
platform under “Vision 2020”; a dream of Ustad Rashid Khan. It brought together different
genres of music from around the world.
"In a different time, in a different world, to a global audience, do lend us your ears and eyes
as we connect to our roots and to you", says Ustad Rashid Khan on the launch of his virtual
academy.
The Fifth Note Global Center of Excellence under the aegis of Shakhri Begum Memorial
Trust has already taken several important steps with Vision 2020 in mind. It is Ustad Rashid
Khan’s dream to create good artists in every genre globally.
The Thought Behind ... There are many scholars getting degrees in traditional music
education but there are no performers.
Khan developed this platform with the sole aim to help Gen-next to professionally groom
them and make music their profession. This virtual grooming wing was officially launched
globally recently.
In this path breaking endeavor of Ustad Rashid Khan, eminent musicians like Hariharan,
Anup Jalota, Ustad Akram Khan Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt joined responding to
Ustadji's clarion call and they are heading the departments of ghazals, bhajan, string, beats
respectively.
Even during these trying times Ustad Rashid Khan has created a golden opportunity for
all students of music globally to be shaped up as capable performers under the supervision
of eminent music legends bringing them under one umbrella within their reach.
For the past four months, the organization has been running various types of
performances on social media. Collaborating with organizations of Australia, Canada,
America, Bangladesh Dubai and other countries while the quest continues.
Twenty budding Musicians have already been developed on this platform performing
for 21 minutes on the occasion of World Music Day which coincidentally fell on June 21
last.
Collaborations with different eminent academies and organizations all over the world
have already come into being, thereby creating huge opportunities for musicians and
artists in terms of employability also.
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