Rana Shoaib Ahmed
Khan
Vice President
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Memorial
Society.Lahore
Pakistan
shoaibrajput1@hotmail.com.
He has great love for
music of the Sub-Continent. He says he likes Farida Khanum, Ghulam Ali, Noor
Jehan, Lata Mangeshkir and Muhammad Rafi plus in classical music he likes Ustad
Bade Ghulam Ali and Ustad Barkat Ali Khan.
He says music is the best
source to spread peace and love to Mankind. He comes from a great family of
RAJPUTS born in Lahore Pakistan. He had his early schooling in two major cities
Islamabad (Capital of Pakistan) and Faisalabad (The Manchester of Pakistan).
Then he moved with his family to Jhang (Punjab) the land of Heer Ranjha.
His
father namely Ahmed Ali Khan Rana was designated at key post the Deputy Director
in ZTBL (ZARAI TARAQIATI BANK LTD).
He had his Bachelors in Commerce from
University Of Agriculture Faisalabad .He says as he was growing he has great
senesce of beauty. He believes in the true colours of life he sees world in a
very artistic way. He is the founder and the Vice President of the Bade Ghulam
Ali Memorial Society in Lahore Pakistan; he has done lots of music concerts all
over the country along with Naqi Ali Khan who is the versatile singer and the
Grandson of Mastero and the Legend Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali
Khan
He is
a very kind hearted person likes to help the mankind and being the Vice
President of Bade Ghulam Ali khan Memorial Society he is promoting music as well
working for the humanity.
Art is the only true reflection
of a society, his ideologies and his beliefs. When we organized the first Ustad
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Music Conference in 2006, we wanted the classical and light
classical vocal music scene to serve as cultural barometer for the visiting
delegates showing them the vibrant and artistically rich face of our country
often ignored by the international media.
With the successful completion
of that music conference we knew we had established a vital platform for
cultural exchange, but little did we imagine the music conference would grow in
such leaps and bounds and three years later become the biggest show case of the
performing arts in Pakistan. Festivals particularly those with the cosmopolitan
outlook such as the Bade Ghulam Ali Khan music festivals are vital for the
development of society. They open people’s minds to the
importance of the arts and expose the general population to performances they
would otherwise not be able to reach. In an artificially insular country like
Pakistan where few people have access to local creative output, Ustad Bade
Ghulam Ali Khan Memorial Society provides a window to the world of music and an
opportunity for our people to be inspired by a multitude of cultural influences
from
outside