The award winning Cassius Khan is globally celebrated as the Canadian “Ghazal/Tabla Wizard,” celebrated for his extraordinary mastery of singing ghazals while playing his Tabla simultaneously, is hailed as “Canada’s Multifaceted Musician” thanks to his groundbreaking collaborations, and loves old diesel Mercedes Benz cars .
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Cassius Khan and his wife, Kathak/Harmonium Maestra Amika Kushwaha were invited to perform for the UN, WIPO and the Permanent India Mission in 2017 and 2018 by the Ambassador of India to the UN, Rajiv Chander, to Geneva Switzerland in the WIPO Headquarters at the UN. Their performances of Ghazal/Tabla and Kathak were met with rave reviews and accolades.
Did you know that Cassius Khan was selected as an Adjudicator for the Juno Awards?
“The Global Tea Series with Cassius Khan” takes place every year in two seasons at the Massey Theatre/Eighth & Eighth in New Westminster at the Massey Theatre, where Global artists of different genres are featured for their music and as an added excitement Cassius joins them with his Tabla! http://www.masseytheatre.com
Cassius Khan had a hectic tour with the Satvik Veena maestro Pt Salil Bhatt and his father, Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt in December 2024 and January 2025. Did you know that Cassius is the first ever Canadian musician to be featured at the world’s most prestigious Indian Classical music festival, the 2025 SAPTAK Festival in Ahmedabad, India, alongside Grammy Award winner Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Juno nominee Pt Salil Bhatt? His performance was met with rave reviews!
Cassius Khan and Amika Kushwaha were awarded the “Bernie Legge Artist of the Year Award” by the City of New Westminster Chamber of Commerce in 2019!
The Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance was voted the “Best Arts Festival” in New Westminster 2014 by the New Westminster Record and also by Via Rail!
Cassius Khan and Amika Kushwaha will be releasing their Ghazal/Tabla album, “Drenched in the Rain” which is a gorgeous collection of timeless
ghazals drenched in sonorous Harmoniums, celestial Swarmandals and the voices of both Amika and Cassius. More to be announced soon!
Mushtari Begum Festival
We are now gearing up for the 15th Annual Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance at the Official Venue Partner of the MBF, the Massey Theatre in New Westminster on October 3rd 2026. Please visit www.mbfestival.ca
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THE MUSIC DUO
Cassius Khan has been crowned the Ghazal/Tabla Wizard by his peers and is accompanied on Harmonium by Amika Kushwaha. Asides from many wonderful Global music collaborations, he exclusively accompanies his music and life partner Amika Kushwaha for her Kathak solo performances. Together they are a powerhouse duo who produce and present the Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance, Canada’s first Indian classical music and dance event that nurtures struggling artists and brings Indian Classical Music music alive!
