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- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 1
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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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