Naqqi Ali Khan is one the finest and versatile pakistani Canadian singer. He sings Khyal, Thumeri, Geet, Ghazals, Film songs, Folk, fusion, Kaafi and Sufi music.
He lives in mississuaga ontario Canada where he has established a music academy in the name of his grandfather, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Music Academy where he teaches indian classical and light classical vocal and instrumental music.
Naqqi Ali Khan is the son of late Karamat Ali Khan, elder son of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, the legendary vocalist of Kasur Gharana, who is one of the top notch classical and light classical vocalists of the Indo-Pakistan sub continent.
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan had two sons. Karamat Ali Khan and Ustad Munawar Ali Khan. Karamat Ali Khan had seven sons. Baqir Ali Khan, Asif Ali Khan, Mazhar Ali Khan, Jawaad Ali Khan, Sajjad Ali, Mehdi Ali Khan and Naqqi Ali Khan.
Ustad Munawar Ali Khan has two sons, Raza Ali Khan and Shakir Ali Khan daughter Anila Munawar.
Naqqi Ali Khan had his training from his uncle Ustad Munawar Ali Khan and later from his brothers Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan and Jawaad Ali Khan, ranking among the leading vocalists of India.
He has performed widely on stage, Radio Pakistan and on all Pakistani Television channels, i.e. GEO, ARY, The Music, Apna Channel, Punjab TV and also on all canadaina channels like city tv , vison tv, omni tv, and many other radio stations as well Naqqi Ali Khan has released three albums of light music and some fusions from Pakistanand Canada.
He has performed live on stage in New York City, Buffalo, USA, Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal, Canada, New Delhi, Calcutta, Chandi Garh, and Patiala, India. He has inaugurated Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Music Award in 2004.
This award has been given to Jagjit Singh, Abida Parveen, Mehdi Hassan, Allah Ditta Looneywala, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Furrukh Bashir, General Manager, PTV, Music Director Wazir Afzal, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Jawaad Ali Khan and many more.
Naqqi Ali Khan is the founder of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Music Conference which is being held in Lahore, Pakistan, for the past three years.
Naqqi Ali Khan has a golden voice which has captured the audiences locally and all over the world.Naqqi ali khan does lots of stage shows here in toronto mississauga brampton and all over canada and usa . He has performed in World Performing Arts Music Festival many times and won the appreciation from the world wide Audiences.
