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Ustad Bismillah Khan (born Qamaruddin Khan, 21 March 1916 – 21 August 2006), often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument.
Aug 21, 2006 · Ustad Bismillah Khan was an eminent Indian musician who popularized the shehnai, a wind instrument, all over. Cultural India : Indian Music : Ustad Bismillah Khan. Bismillah Khan. Fast Facts. Date of Birth: 21 March, 1916. Place of Birth: Dumraon, Buxar, Bihar. Birth Name: Qamaruddin Khan. Date of Death: 21 August, 2006.
Ustad Bismillah Khan was one of the greatest national and international shehnai player. He brought shehnai to the classical age. He learned to play shehnai from his ancestors.
May 6, 2024 · Bismillah Khan (born March 21, 1916, Dumraon, Bihar and Orissa province, British India—died August 21, 2006, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) was an Indian musician who played the shehnai, a ceremonial oboelike North Indian horn, with such expressive virtuosity that he became a leading Indian classical music artist.
Bismillah Khan, popularly known as ‘Ustad’ was an Indian musician who played a pivotal role in bringing a reed musical instrument, shehnai, to the classical stage of Indian music. He was one of the greatest exponents of Indian classical music and the third classical musician to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of the ...
USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN & PARTY at THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, LONDON (NOV 1993). A video extract from his Concert presented by Sama Arts Network and Navras Records.
Mar 21, 2018 · One of the finest musicians in the world, Ustad Bismillah Khan played to audiences across the globe. Such was his devotion to his art and music that he referred to his shehnai as...
Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916-2006) is one of the most celebrated musicians in the Hindustani classical music scene. He was born in Dumraon, Bihar in 1916 to a family of traditional court musicians. He moved to Banaras at the age of six to train under his uncle who was a shehnai player at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916-2006) is one of the most recognizable faces of Hindustani classical music. His attention to pitch, phrasing and the expert execution of meends, pukars, khatkas, murkis, zamzams, taans and gamaks on the shehnai transformed the instrument.
Aug 21, 2006 · Ustad Bismillah Khan was an icon of the composite culture of India. He was a worshipper of both Allah and Saraswati. Ustad Bismillah was greatly attached to the city of Varanasi and the river Ganga. He played at the Royal Albert Hall on two occasions, where he was praised by critics such as John Arman and Helen Coates.
