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Within Vinony's link graph, Vilayat Khan is referenced by 254 other articles, and connects out to Kolkata, sitar and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.
It sits within the topics 1928 births, 2004 deaths and 20th-century Indian musicians.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Komal gandhar
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 37,800
- Total plays
- 184,493
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Vilayat Khan (Bangla: িবলােয়ত খাঁ Bilaeet Khã) (b. August 8, 1928–March 13, 2004) was one of India's well known sitar maestros, born in Gauripur in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of 8, and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75. Vilayat Khan was born into a family of musicians tracing its pedigree generations back to the court musicians of the Mughal rulers. His father was Enayat Khan (1895–1938) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Vilayat+Khan">Rea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Khan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Gauripur
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Religion
- Islam
- Award
- Kalidas Samman
- Instrument
- sitar
- Image
- Vilayat Khan 2014 stampsheet of India cr.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1928-08-28
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of death
- 2004-03-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- বিলায়েত খাঁ
- Commons category
- Vilayat Khan
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
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