Bollywood: Ustad Amir Khan, Raag Basant Bahar Videos

Added: Nov 19, 2008

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Ustad Amir Khan (b. 15 August, 1912) (Hindi: अमीर ख़ान), was a well-known Hindustani classical vocalist. He was born in a family of musicians in 1912 in Indore, India. He is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Hindustani classical music, and is the founder of the Indore Gharana.Amir Khan's mother passed away when he was nine years old. Young Amir Ali was initially trained in the sarangi by his father Shahmir Khan, himself an expert sarangi player from the Bhendibazaar gharana. However, seeing his interest in vocal music, his father gradually devoted more time to vocal training, focusing on the Merukhand gayaki (style of singing). His father died in 1937.Amir Khan lived for some time in Delhi and Calcutta, but after the partition of India he moved to Bombay.Amir Khan developed his own singing style, incorporating the styles of Abdul Waheed Khan, Rajab Ali Khan and Aman Ali Khan. He helped popularise taranas, as well as compositions in Persian. Besides singing in concerts, he also sang film songs based on ragas, most notably for the films Baiju Bawra, Kshudhita Pashan, Shabaab, and Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje.Amir Khan recordings on www.sarangi.info Biographical documentary on Amir Khan produced in 1970 by the Films Division of India Discography LP cover images Pandit Nikhil Banerjee's article on Amir KhanSangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1967 Presidential Award in 1971 Padmabhushan in 1971 Swar Vilas from Sur Singar Sansad in 1971

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