Born into a highly illustrious family of traditional musicians of the Agra Gharana, Mehboob is the grandson of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan (Pranpiya) and Gayan Samrat Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan (Dilrang).
Endowed with a rich melodious and sonorous voice, Mehboob was initiated in the art of music at a very young age by his father Ustad Yakub Hussain. He then began his sitar training under the guidance of his uncle Shri Rafat Khan. He is now under the guidance of world renowned sitar maestro Pandit Arvind Parikh.
A gifted artist, Mehboob possesses a keen, aesthetic sense and a matured ability in the development and rendering of a raga. Under the devoted teaching of his Guru and mentor Pandit Arvind Parikh, he has excelled in perfecting the techniques and style of the legendary sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. He is a widely-respected sitar player who is acknowledged as one of the most accomplished of the present generation of the Vilayatkhani Gharana and is known to be one of the best sitar players in the UK. His performances are truly unique & inspiring and have enthralled audiences in India and abroad. He is regularly called to perform throughout India, Africa, Europe and the UK.
Mehboob has been invited to perform for HM Queen Elizabeth II, HRH The Prince of Wales, Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, and was invited by the President of Italy to perform a Tribute Concert for Mother Teresa. He has also performed at some of India's most famous venues including the NCPA (National Centre for Performing Arts), Nehru Centre, Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre, Karnataka Sangha, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Sur Singar Samsad. He's been invited to perform at events from Mumbai to Delhi, Lucknow to Calcutta, Goa to Madras, Ahmedabad to Kolhapur, to name a few.
Based in the UK, here are a few venues and events where Mehboob has performed: Purcell Room (South Bank, London), National Theatre (London), Nehru Centre (London), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (London), Westminster Abbey (London), Common Wealth Conference, London Mela 2005 Gunnersbury Park, The Music Village – Cultural Co-operation, Croydon Music Festival, Southampton Mela Festival, Edinburgh Mela Festival, Turner Sims, Southampton, Royal Academy, Bournemouth, Royal Albert Hall, London, The Sage Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Glasgow Mela Festival, Darbar Festival, London, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, The Peepul Centre, Leicester, Leeds College of Music with SAA-uk, Monmouth Festival, Wales, Birmingham, Winston Churchill Hall, London, East Ham Town Hall, Vicotria & Albert Museum, London, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Trinity College, London, Belfast, Dublin, The University of Huddersfield.
