Ali Akbar Khan

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Ali Akbar Khan was a renowned Indian sarod maestro and composer, celebrated as one of the greatest figures in Hindustani classical music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani classical musician
composer
human
sarod player
awardReceived MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED
National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship NERFINISHED
Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED
child Aashish Khan NERFINISHED
Alam Khan NERFINISHED
Dhyanesh Khan NERFINISHED
Manik Khan NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Lata Mangeshkar NERFINISHED
Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED
Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1922-04-14
dateOfDeath 2009-06-18
familyName Khan NERFINISHED
father Allauddin Khan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork composition
music
founded Ali Akbar College of Music NERFINISHED
fullName Ali Akbar Khan NERFINISHED
genre Hindustani classical music
givenName Ali Akbar NERFINISHED
instrument sarod
memberOf Maihar gharana NERFINISHED
mother Madinah Begum NERFINISHED
notableEvent Among the first Indian classical musicians to popularize Hindustani music in the West
notableRecognition Described as one of the greatest sarod players of the 20th century
notableStudent Aashish Khan NERFINISHED
Alam Khan NERFINISHED
Zakir Hussain NERFINISHED
notableWork Raga Chandranandan NERFINISHED
Raga Hemant NERFINISHED
Raga Kaushi Kanara NERFINISHED
Raga Lajwanti NERFINISHED
occupation composer
music teacher
musician
placeOfBirth Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED
Brahmanbaria District NERFINISHED
British India
Shibpur NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath San Anselmo, California NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
placeOfEducationWork Ali Akbar College of Music, Kolkata NERFINISHED
Ali Akbar College of Music, San Rafael NERFINISHED
sibling Annapurna Devi NERFINISHED
spouse Zubeida Begum NERFINISHED
studentOf Allauddin Khan NERFINISHED

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Concert for Bangladesh hasPerformer Ali Akbar Khan
Shatranj Ke Khilari musicBy Ali Akbar Khan