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Vilayat Khan

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…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
India
Born
August 8th, 1928
Died
March 13th, 2004
Labels
EMI Classics
RCA Victor
His Master’s Voice
Odeon
Saregama
Last updated: March 4th, 2015

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