Ustad Amir Khan

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Amir Khan
अमीर ख़ान
Amir Khan
Amir Khan
Background information
Birth name Amir Khan
Born August 15, 1912
Origin Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Died February 13, 1974
Genre(s) Hindustani Classical Music
Occupation(s) Hindustani Classical Vocalist
Years active  ??
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Ustad Amir Khan (Hindi: अमीर ख़ान), born in a family of musicians in 1912 in Indore, India, was a well-known Hindustani classical vocalist. He is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Hindustani classical music from the 20th century.

Amir Khan 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).

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. He died a premature death in a car accident in Calcutta on February 13, 1974.


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