Heart of the Arts: Sarod Virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan

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Sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan chats with K-BACH's Sterling Beeaff about the universality of music, and his upcoming September 3rd program at Tempe Center for the Arts.

Sarod for C4RCD" will feature: a solo by Khan on his lute-like stringed instrument; a duet by his son, seventh-generation sarod master Ayaan Ali Bangash, and Grammy-nominated violinist Elmira Darvarova; and a third set with all three musicians plus tabla (Indian two-piece drum) extraordinaire Anubrata Chatterjee.

Khan and other Indian classical musicians will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 3 at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, to benefit TGen's Center for Rare Childhood Disorders (C4RCD).

 Tickets may be purchased at the Tempe Center for the Arts box office, by telephone at 480-350-2TCA (2822) or online at http://tca.ticketforce.com/SARODforC4RCD.