Ustad Abdullah Khan is Pakistani foremost shehnai nawaz today. Representing a shehnai gharana affiliated with the mausoleum of Baba Nathoo Shah Bukhari in Kotri, his diverse training began from his father, Haji Khan and uncle, Faqir Lakhana. Later, as per tradition, he was instructed from ‘outside’ by distant uncles, Ustad Muhammad Moosa and Ustad Zawar Basant. This was done in the interest of a stricter, more disciplined academic regime.
Ustad Abdullah Khan also learnt from the Vichitra Veena ustad, Maqbool Khan sahib- a “darvesh aalim” of music in his own right.The confluence of styles in his diverse training, are manifested in Ustad Abdullah Khan’s skillful musical prowess for both, folk and classical performances today.