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Rasoolan Bai (1902 - 15 December 1974) was a leading Indian Hindustani classical vocal musician. Belonging to the Benaras gharana, she specialized in the romantic Purab Ang of the Thumri musical genre. She was born in 1902 at Kachhwa Baazar, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, in a poor family. She inherited the musical legacy of her mother Adalat, and displayed her grasp over classical Ragas at an early age. Recognizing this at the age of five, she was sent to learn music from Ustad Shambhy Khan, Ashia Kh
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Uttar Pradesh
- Place of death
- Uttar Pradesh
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- Thumri
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of death
- 1974-12-15
- date of birth
- 1902-01-01
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