Ustad Amir Khan (1912-1974), born in a family of musicians in Indore, India, was a well-known Hindustani classical vocalist. He is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Hindustani classical music from the 20th century. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... , Indore (Hindi:इन्दौर ,Marathi:इंदूर)  , a large city in the Malwa region of Central India is the commercial capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hindustani Classical Music is an Indian classical music tradition that took shape in northern India in the 13th and 14th centuries AD from existing religious, folk, and theatrical performance practices. ... Hindustani Classical Music is an Indian classical music tradition that took shape in northern India in the 13th and 14th centuries AD from existing religious, folk, and theatrical performance practices. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... This page has been deleted, and should not be re-created without a good reason. ... , Indore (Hindi:इन्दौर ,Marathi:इंदूर)  , a large city in the Malwa region of Central India is the commercial capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. ... Hindustani Classical Music is an Indian classical music tradition that took shape in northern India in the 13th and 14th centuries AD from existing religious, folk, and theatrical performance practices. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Amir Khan was initially trained in the sarangi by his father Shahmir Khan, himself an expert sarangi player from the Bhendibazaar gharana. However, seeing his interest in vocal music, his father gradually devoted more time to vocal training, focusing on the Merukhand gayaki (style of singing). Anant Kunte playing the sarangi (2007) The Sarangi (Sarangi [सारंगी] is a bowed string instrument of , Nepal. ... For the 1961 Hindi film, see Gharana. ...

Amir Khan developed his own singing style, incorporating the styles of Abdul Waheed Khan, Rajab Ali Khan and Aman Ali Khan. He helped popularise taranas, as well as compositions in Persian. Besides singing in concerts, he also sang film songs based on ragas, most notably for the films Baiju Bawra, Kshudhita Pashan, Shabaab, and Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje. He died a premature death in a car accident in Calcutta on February 13, 1974. Tarana is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain syllables are used in a medium-paced (madhyalay) or fast (drut lay) rendition. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Raga (rāg /राग (Hindi), raga (anglicised from rāgaḥ/रागः (Sanskrit)) or rāgam /ராகம் (Tamil)) are the melodic modes used in Indian classical music. ... Film may refer to: photographic film a motion picture in academics, the study of motion pictures as an art form a thin skin or membrane, or any covering or coating, whether transparent or opaque a thin layer of liquid, either on a solid or liquid surface or free-standing Film... Baiju Bawra is an award-winning 1952 Bollywood movie. ... Hizbul Shabaab (Arabic, The Party of Youth)[1] or Al-Shabaab (Arabic, The Youth) is the militant youth movement wing of the Islamic Courts Union, organized between June and August 2006, and described as an extremist splinter group. ... Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje is a 1955 Indian film and winner of the 1956 Filmfare Best Movie Award. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

The Films Division of India produced a biographical documentary titled "Amir Khan" in 1970. The movie can now be viewed on line at [mms://216.185.51.162/rajiv/fd/wmv/1250_amir_khan_128k.wmv].

Awards and recognitions

• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1967
• Presidential Award in 1971
• Padmabhushan in 1971
• Swar Vilas from Sur Singar Sansad in 1971

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References

• Amir Khan recordings on www.sarangi.info
• Biographical documentary on Amir Khan produced in 1970 by the Films Division of India
• Discography