USTAD AMIR KHAN: The Single Most Influential Hindustani Vocalist of the 20th Century!

Born in April 1912 in Kalanaur, Amir Khan began his musical training as a Sarangi- disciple of his father Ustad Shahmir Khan, a noted Sarangi player who had learnt his art from Chajju Khan and Nazir Khan of the Bhindibazar Gharana. Amir Khan’s early grooming in Sarangi was only the foundation of his musical edifice. He had a vision and imagination of his own for higher artistic flights. Being a reputed artiste and a warm friendly person, Shahmir Khan’s hospitable home was a veritable rendezvous of many great contemporary maestros like Ustads Allabande Khan, Jafruddin, Nasiruddin Khan, Beenkar Wahid Khan, Rajab Ali Khan, Hafeez Khan, Sarangi- Nawaz Bundu Khan, Beenkar Murad Khan and several others. Thus, although Amir Khans’s early musical training commenced with Sarangi, the impressionable and intelligent youngster was constantly exposed to the various vocal gharanas of the times. Gradually, Shahmir Khan himself began to devote more time to Amir Khan’s vocal training in which merukhand (or Khandmeru) practice and Sargam-singing were especially emphasised. Moulded by the styles of three great giants of his younger days, namely, Ustads Bahre Wahid Khan, Rajab Ali Khan and Aman Ali Khan, Amir Khan evolved his stylistic school which came to be known as “the Indore Gharana.”
Since 1968, Khan Saheb used to go to the U.S.A in alternate years to spend the summer with his son Ekram Ahmad Khan, a graduate in chemical engineering from McGill University who has settled down in the U.S.A as an Engineering Manager in Canada. [Sounds odd, doesn’t it? Maybe he lives in Buffalo and drives to Toronto for work:-). I wonder where Ekram is today and if he has any private unissued recordings of the Khansaheb - RP] Amir Khan also used to go as a visiting professor of music at the State University of New York at New Paltz where “he planted not only the seeds of his music among the students but also left behind the legacy of his Sufi philosophy”. Fourteenth February 1974 was an ill-fated day for Hindustani music because it lost two great stalwarts on the same day. Pt. Srikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar succumbed to protracted illness. Ustad Amir Khan in the height of his form and fame was tragically killed in a car accident. Although in his early sixties the Ustad was still a force to reckon with in North Indian music and had it not been for that grievous accident, he might have easily gone on dominating the music world for another decade or so. The world of Indian music went into mourning on l3th February 1974, and there were public condolence meetings in numerous cities. Programmes of tributes to the two departed maestros were broadcast from all the important Stations of All India Radio.
I do not own the copyright to any of the records used in this video. These music records will be copyrighted by those who have actual rights over them. I express my thanks and gratitude to all the collectors of records and those who made them available to music lovers!
Some links to his melodious songs:
I. Top 65 Songs: • Tribute to Ustad Amir ...
II. Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje: • Ustad Amir Khan Saheb....
III. Rag Malkauns: • Ustad Amir Khan Raga ...
IV. Rag Marwa: • Ustad Amir Khan. Raga ...
V. Rag Bihag: • Bihag - The Last Conce...

[@debasisbhowmick9914]

My most favorite Hindustani Classical Singer whom I met with my Tabla Gurus Pt.Kanai Dutta and Ustad Kermatulla Khan Sahib. He was a Darbesh and Inimitable. I heard lot of tales from his mouth which I cannot forget, a treasure to my soul.

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My Many many thanks you for collection

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Excellent indeed!!!!! Thank u sir

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[@brahmipadayachi6382]

Thank you for this treasure trove … A precious gift . Sri Amir Khan Saheb said : Music originates in the heart and touches the soul .

[@DeepakKumar-ry2ou]

What a blessing to know about our greats through you. God bless you 🙏

[@sharmaji4154]

Everyone in our country should know about this greatest musican

[@kapilthakur813]

Very important and intersting article on the life of an Indian Artist..How great he was I understood today . It has sharpened my interst in Indian Classical Music.

[@meenabanerjee]

An immortal artiste who's music lives on . . .

[@ShahAlam-eg9vy]

BHAIYYA ! AAP KEE IN KAWISHON KA MAIEN BOHOT HEE EHSANMAND HOON. MAZEE KE MOSEEQEE KO IS ZAMANAEY SAEY ROOSHINAS KERWANA KOI AASAN KAM NAHIEN. USTAD AMIR KHAN KEE YEH DASTAN AAP KEE BADOLAT MOJH TAK PONHCHEE. ALLAH AAP KO KHUSH RAKHAIEY . BADA BADA. SHUKRIYA

[@kamalnayan9636]

बहुत सुंदर।

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Sir nyc great

[@arshnaushad2724]

Greatest artist nobody can touch this brand... ALLAH blessed him

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very good video informatic

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Nobody has done the work you are doing, which is highly commendable. Bringing the greats of our country to present time is not an easy task in itself. You research work should be respected by all music lovers. Regards.

[@sumitramankar9795]

मला मराठी ग्रूप जॉईन करायचा आहे माझा लेव्हल २ सुरू आहे

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Indid. This is so valuable. India changing very fast in this scenario ye kam aur bhi mahatvpurn ho jata hai.

[@prabodhshukla5204]

Have no words to praise yr appreciarion, a rich tribute to rich ( amir ) spiritual voice God bless u

[@habibrahman9545]

Immense love and respect from Bangladesh.

[@tufailmohammad8851]

thank you for nice coverage of ustad Amir khan. A very versatile singer of classical Shastri music .we had Slamat ali khan of this calibre in Pakistan who died recently. we are waitng for introduction of such great models of classical Musiqi. suggestion: incorporate more singing of such legends when introducing great singers of the past.

[@raghavendragudi6965]

Very useful information about Ustad Amir Khan Saheb, Thankyou very much---RaghavendraGudi

[@jatinderpalsinghchahal961]

Just one word for all your work SUBHAAN ALLAAH 💐🙏🏼

[@Fayyaz108]

بہت خوب

[@shanayakhan8114]

Waah..kya baat hai.. very informative and Rich information.. Amir khan sahab was a genius sufi in true sense of word..

[@VR60100]

Amen, Khan sahab was also great exponent of Tarana

[@binaykumar9882]

this is another feather in your cap .excellent. no one has even imagined to come forward to bring the untouched fact of yesterday india .thanks

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जो जानकारियां संगीत जगत के छात्रों को कठिन परिश्रम करके प्राप्त होती थी आपके प्रयासों से वह आज सहज रूप में ही प्राप्त हो रही है इसलिए आप कृपया इस कार्य को निरंतर करते रहे

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amazing

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[@Skhatik2001]

🙉Khan Saheb ❤️

[@moko8870]

Ustad Amir Khan was unique. Did he not train many students? I have not heard any body who sings in this style except Gokulotsav Maharaj Unfortunate we lost him in an accident

[@Skhatik2001]

Pt amarnath ji b hai ❤️

[@priyajain4510]

Pandit Amarnath was one of Ustad Amir Khan’s students. He became his foremost student. He, Amarnath ji - taught in Delhi. He had several students here. Other students of Ustad Amir Khan were: Singh Bandhu - who were brothers. Purbi Mukherjee (she was also in the car when the accident happened). She survived. There was at least one more student of Ustad Amir Khan. Gokulostav Maharaj was apparently not formally taught by Amir Khan - but learnt by listening.

[@priyajain4510]

One more student was Amarjeet Kaur.

[@PoetAsadullahUnar]

Allah Paak unko Jannat ul firdos me Aala Maqaam Ataa Farmaye Aameen Summ Aameen

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[@shaukatmahmood9086]

Wonderful, thank you very much for the detailed information about my favorite classical singer. You are doing great job in providing the valuable information to music lovers❤️🙏🏼

[@SureeleDinonKiDastan]

Thank you very much!

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Bahut sundar 👏👏👏

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Please ask about Ustad Karim Khan ( Kirana Gharana)

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[@DC-zi6se]

There is one thing wrong. In the description you've written he was born in April, but it's 15 August.

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