Ustad Bismillah Khan
Hindustani classical music, Musical Artist
1916 – 2006
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Who was Ustad Bismillah Khan?
Bismillah Khan, often referred to by the honorific title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularising the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class. While the shehnai had long held importance as a folk instrument played primarily during traditional ceremonies, Khan is credited with elevating its status and bringing it to the concert stage.
He was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001, becoming the third classical musician after M. S. Subbulakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be accorded this distinction.
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- Born
- Mar 21, 1916
Dumraon - Also known as
- Bismillah Khan
- Qamaruddin Khan
- Parents
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Islam
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Lived in
- Varanasi
- Died
- Aug 21, 2006
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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