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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] .
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 ...
Jul 9, 2015 · This volume of Maestro's Choice presents Vilayat Khan's sitar rendition of various ragas of his choice. It begins with raga Sanjh Saravali, which has been created by blending three evening...
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, 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 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.
Ustad Vilayat Khan: The Orthodox Revolutionary. Epochal artists provoke only adulation or criticism during their lifetimes. The interpretation of their art and their contribution begins only after they have departed from the scene. This is proving to be true of Ustad Vilayat Khan (1927-2004).
