Description
Ali Akbar Khan agreed to undertake an oral history as part of the Regional Oral History Office's American Composer Series in the spring of 2006. The interviews were held at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California, with cups of strong tea coming from the kitchen and students greeting "Baba" in the formal manner as they arrived for class. Mary Khan, who took part in most of the interviews, helped edit the transcript.