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Ustad Vilayat Khan (28 August 1928 [1] – 13 March 2004) was an Indian classical sitar player, [1] [2] considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. [3] .
Aug 26, 2021 · Ustad Vilayat Khan. August 28 is an important day for Hindustani instrumentalists. On this day, 92 years ago, one of the greatest sitarists of our times, Ustad Vilayat Khan, was born. Since he...
The greatest of musicians, an epoch-maker, a visionary, Ustad Vilayat Khan was all that and much more. He occupies the pre-eminent place in the world of Hindustani classical music being a legend by virtue of his exceptional musicianship, matchless creativity, dazzling brilliance, superlative perfection, awesomely brilliant techniques and ...
Vilayat Khan stands out as one of the greatest sitarists of our era. He was born into a musical family on Aug 28, 1928 in the village of Gauripur (present day Bangladesh). In his life, he emerged to become one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
Mar 15, 2004 · Ustad Vilayat Khan, one of India's most renowned sitar players, died on Saturday at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai, the Indo-Asian News Service reported. He was 76 and had...
Nov 8, 2018 · Writing the life sketch of a legendary musician such as Ustad Vilayat Khan is no easy task. Going by his lineage, stature, proficiency and lasting influence, summing up his music and...
Aug 21, 2019 · Ustad Vilayat Khan was born on August 28 — and even 15 years after his death remains one of the most influential figures in Indian classical music. Remembering him on his birth anniversary,...
Nov 28, 2018 · How classical music maestro Vilayat Khan reinvented the sitar in its modern avatar. Namita Devidayal’s new biography of the master of Indian classical music who made the sitar ‘sing’ like the...
Dec 22, 2018 · Becoming Vilayat Khan: A refreshing biography brings the sitar maestro to life, warts and all. Namita Devidayal’s ‘The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan’ is a much-needed addition to literature...
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.
