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Nov 22, 2018 · Vilayat Khan did not achieve the same rock star status, but his music was revolutionary. He transformed the acoustics of the sitar, coaxing it to sing like the human voice. Ravi Shankar’s fame cast a shadow on Vilayat Khan’s life, it is hard to deny, but he held on to his aesthetic certainties and stayed true to his music.
From 'Captivating Melodies of Sitar' Released on Oriental Records - 1988Ustad Vilayat Khan - SitarUstad Zakir Hussain - Tabla
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The Duet Artist. Vilayat Khan had a minor, but distinguished, presence as a duet artist. During the 1950’s he did several memorable concerts with the sarod maestro, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, whom he admired immensely. He also launched a partnership with the violinist, Gajananrao Joshi, which turned out to be short-lived.
Mar 24, 2004 · The connection between Vilayat Khan's sitar playing and vocal music was made abundantly clear by his habit of singing the compositions he was playing and even explaining the connections to the audience. He would also acknowledge some of the famous vocalists of his era, notably Ustad Faiyaz Khan.
Jan 30, 2019 · The 264-page book, with 15 chapters, has mostly to do with the life of Ustad Vilayat Khan—his journeys, his intimate relationships, his quarrels and fights, his idiosyncrasies, and so on. As is the case with most biographies, this, too, has stories in abundance—some of him as a musician, and plenty that speak of him as Vilayat Khan the man.
A new biography of Vilayat Khan shines the spotlight on his revolutionary music and tumultuous life.
KHAN, VILAYAT. KHAN, VILAYAT (1924–2004), classical North Indian musician Vilayat Hussain Khan's virtuosic sitar playing and international tours have helped to define Indian classical music, both in India and abroad, in the second half of the twentieth century. His family's musical tradition often describes itself as the Imdad Khan gharānā ...
