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His father Enayat Khan was recognised as a leading sitar and surbahar (bass sitar) player of his time, as had been his grandfather, Imdad Khan, before him. He was taught in the family style, known as the Imdadkhani gharana by his father and other relatives in the family.
His father was Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan Sahib, a famous sitarist, and his grandfather Ustad Imdad Hussain Khan Sahib was a famous rudra vina player. Family responsibilities came to Vilayat Khan at an early age.
Aug 26, 2021 · Since he was born on Janmashtami, the Maharaja of Gauripur, where his father was a court musician for a brief period, named him Kanha Singh. Vilayat Khan saw difficult times in his childhood,...
Nov 8, 2018 · Vilayat Khan was 10 when his illustrious father Enayat Khan passed away, but not before inducting his son into the legacy of the greatest sitar gharana (his grandfather was Imdad Khan, who ...
Vilayat Khan’s father Ustad Enayet Khan was India’s most prominent master of sitar and surbahar in his time. Enayet Khan was the pioneering artist who had a great and unrivaled following throughout the country.
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,...
Dec 22, 2018 · Khan lost his father, guru and the fulcrum of his life, the legendary Enayat Khan, when he was just 10. For a small child, this grand but deadly weight of inheritance was often too heavy to...
