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Ustad Vilayat Khan (28 August 1928 – 13 March 2004) was an Indian classical sitar player, considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. Along with Imdad Khan , Enayat Khan , and Imrat Khan , he is credited with the creation and development of gayaki ang (a technique that emulates the vocal melisma of Hindustani classical music ...
Ustad Vilayat Khan was one of the most charismatic musicians of India, like Ustad Faiyaz Khan and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. His aristocratic stage appearance was so unique, that used to reflect his royal personality.
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.
The Imdadkhani-Etawah Gharana, also fondly known as Vilayatkhani Gharana, after the name of Ustad Vilayat Khan, which is one of the oldest and most illustrious gharanas of Indian Classical Music which has produced the biggest names of Instrumental Music through each generation.
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...
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...
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...
The Presence. Ustad Vilayat Khan saw himself as an orthodox musician. The world of music, however, considers him a revolutionary musician. The clue to the mismatch of perceptions lies in that he was steeped in the vocalist tradition, while he expressed this commitment on the sitar.
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 residences...
Aug 26, 2018 · Ustad Vilayat Khan had a towering personality, though physically being a small slight man; he is fondly remembered by people wherever he ever lived – Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Simla Dehradun, US.
