Vilayat Khan Musical artist
Ustad Vilayat Khan (Bengali: বিলায়েত খাঁ Bilaeet Khã; August 28, 1928 – March 13, 2004) was one of India's well known sitar maestros. He was one of the great pioneers of his generation to introduce Indian Classical Music to the West, along with Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan'>Ali Akbar Khan, Nikhil Banerjee and his younger brother Imrat Khan.Widely regarded by many as the greatest sitarist of his generation, he recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of 8, and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75.
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Musical artist
| Career started | 1939 |
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| Career ended | 2004 |
| Background | Non vocal instrumentalist |
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