He continued his musical studies and pursuits after moving to the United States in the late 1980s. He studied tabla with the world-renowned tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussian, and vocal and harmonum with Rita Sahai (a student of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan) and Genish Tewari. Mr. Shalizi also has taken courses in Indian Classical Music at the University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Shalizi has had the honor of accompanying several Afghan vocalists, such as Ustad Mahwash, Haidar Saleem, and Sultan Ahmad, on tour.

Hamed Shalizi was a founding member of the Afghan Ensemble formed in summer 2002 under sponsorship of the Fremont Symphony. Its members and their musical instruments are: Izmarai Arefi (tabla, dohl); Aziz Herawi (robab, dutar); Kabir Howaida (piano); Husain Sarhang (nai); and Hamed Shalizi (harmonum).