Sazid Ali

Sazid Ali is based out of Badarpur, working through the Care Off Mateshwary Sageet Vidayalaya in Shakti Vihar. It is a local spot that stays quite busy with people coming in and out for music and learning. The area around Shakti Vihar is a typical neighborhood where everyone knows each other’s business. We spend a lot of time at the Vidayalaya, and it has become like a second home. The address in Badarpur is where all the activity happens. It is not a shiny new building, but it has a lot of character and history for those of us who work there. Sazid Ali handles things in a very personal way, without all the formal talk you might get at a bigger institution. We have old instruments and chairs that have been around for years. The air is often filled with the sound of someone practicing a new raga or just tuning up. Being tucked away in Shakti Vihar means we don’t get too much of the main road noise, which is good for the ears. We just go about our day, meeting whoever walks in and seeing how we can help them with their music interests. It is a humble setup, but it works for us. People know to look for Mateshwary Sageet Vidayalaya when they are searching for Sazid Ali. We just keep the doors open and the music going as best as we can every single day for the community.