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Vilayat Khan

1928 - 2004

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Ustad Vilayat Khan (28 August 1928[1] – 13 March 2004) was an Indian classical sitar player, considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. Along with Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Imrat Khan, he is credited with the creation and development of gayaki ang (a technique that emulates the vocal melisma of Hindustani classical music) on the sitar. He recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of 8 and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75. He has composed the music for several films, including Jalsaghar (1958), The Guru (1969), and Kadambari (1976). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vilayat Khan is the 2,183rd most popular musician (down from 1,987th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 58th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bangladeshi Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Vilayat Khan ranks 2,183 out of 3,175. Before him are Hubert von Goisern, Hevia, Jesper Strömblad, Daniel Steibelt, Håkan Hardenberger, and Stanley Jordan. After him are Jeff Ament, James Moody, Savina Yannatou, David Lindley, Patrick Leonard, and Macy Gray.

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Among people born in 1928, Vilayat Khan ranks 554. Before him are Balakh Sher Mazari, Cynthia Ozick, Samuel Adler, Lloyd Ruby, Kanu Sanyal, and Vern Mikkelsen. After him are George Maharis, Maureen Gardner, Fred Ebb, Toimi Pitkänen, André Milhoux, and Herbert Flam. Among people deceased in 2004, Vilayat Khan ranks 307. Before him are Charles Dumas, Coxsone Dodd, James Aloysius Hickey, Mikheil Korkia, Mulk Raj Anand, and Nirupa Roy. After him are Jerzy Klempel, Ruslan Gelayev, Fred Ebb, Kristian Henriksen, Paul Klebnikov, and Kurt Dossin.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Vilayat Khan ranks 60 out of 74. Before him are Utpal Dutt (1929), Moudud Ahmed (1940), Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921), Irene Khan (1956), Sarat Chandra Das (1849), and Allauddin Khan (1881). After him are A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915), Runa Laila (1952), Bimal Roy (1909), Geeta Dutt (1930), Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (1966), and Avijit Roy (1972).

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Among MUSICIANS In Bangladesh

Among musicians born in Bangladesh, Vilayat Khan ranks 3. Before him are S. D. Burman (1906), and Allauddin Khan (1881).

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