Vajahat Hussain, has given classical and ghazal performances in almost all the major music events in India, like Indian music festival, sur singer samsad, swar sadhana mahotsava, dilrang music festival, sangeet premi mandal, saptak music festival, Lucknow sangeet natak academy, all India Urdu Mela Mumbai, Nehru center feast and many others.
In the year 1994 he presented a unique experimental programme at Nehru center "classical compositions and ghazals based on same raga" which was highly successful.
In 1997-98 he was featured as one of the key performers in the programme "Khusro se majrooh tak "(traditional ghazals)
A successful ghazal tour of U.A.E. (Dubai & Sharjah) 1989.
Concert tour of U.K. along with Ustad Aslam Khan Sahab. 1990.
Extensive tour of Kenya (Nairobi, Mumbasa, Nakuru, Kusumu) 1992.
Tour to Nigeria (Africa, Lagos) 1995.
Tour to Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. Mascut and Iran with a group organized by Indian council for cultural relations. 2003-04.
Extensive tour of England, U.K. and Spain organized by the Asian music circuit London. 2004.
2004 he performed at the famous Womad mela festival (England) along with another music group.
In 2005 he gave ten programme in Nagoya (Japan) in an expo sponsored by ITPO & ICCR.
Recently in October 2009 he toured Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (Duhambe-Khujan-Samargand-Bukhara-Tashgand and Kulyaab) along with a group.
This tour was organized by ICCR.
Vajahat Hussain Khan is also an accomplished poet & lyricist besides being a musician and music director. His ghazals and religious songs are very famous with many popular singers. In poetry his pen name is 'Vajahat Azmat & Dayam Rang'.
He is the secretary of Dilrang academy of music & fine Arts, founded in 1975, in memory of Gayan Samrat Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan Dilrang. It focuses on promoting young talents and supporting the deserving and poor artists, medically and financially. The academy has so far organized more than 26 successful music concerts and cultural events.
Vajahat Hussain has constantly been invited as a judge in many a musical competitions, where he encourages budding artists with his versatile abilities. He is very knowledgeable and possesses rare teaching abilities. |