Vilayat Khan

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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 age of 8 and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75. He composed the music for several films, including Jalsaghar (1958), The Guru (1969), and Kadambari (1976).

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