Abdul Latif Khan (1927 – 2003) was an Indian classical musician and instrumentalist, known for his proficiency in
Sarangi
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, a stringed
Hindustani classical music
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instrument.
Early life and career
He was born in a family of musicians in
Gwalior
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in the Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh
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, learned music under the tutelage of Haider Khan, his grandfather, Chhote Khan, his father, Chhote Khan and Uday Khan and Haddu Khan, all were his extended family, in
Khyal
Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian/Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the perfor ...
Gharana
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style and mastered the instruments such as
Sitar
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,
Santoor
The Indian santoor instrument is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer, and a variation of the Iranian santur. The instrument is generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges. Each bridge has 4 strings, making for a total of 100 strings. It is a ...
and
Tabla
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Later, he learned
Sarangi
The sārangī is a bowed, short-necked string instrument played in traditional music from South Asia – Punjabi folk music, Rajasthani folk music, and Boro folk music (there known as the ''serja'') – in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. It is ...
under Bade Ghulam Sabir Khan.Profile of Abdul Latif Khan on sarangi.net website Retrieved 3 January 2022
Abdul Latif Khan had performed at many music festivals like Bhopal Sarangi Mela and had been a staff artist at the
All India Radio
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,
Bhopal
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. He had performed as an accompanist to such renowned musicians as
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (2 April 1902 – 23 April 1968) was an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala gharana.Amir Khan,
Hirabai Barodekar
Hirābai Barodekar (1905 – 1989) was an Indian Hindustāni classical music singer, of Kirana gharana. She was disciple of Ustād Abdul Wahid Khān.
Early life and background
Hirabai was born as Champākali to Kirānā Gharānā master Us ...
Kumar Gandharva
Pandit Kumar Gandharva (pronunciation:, Kn: ಕುಮಾರ್ ಗಂಧರ್ವ; 8 April 1924 – 12 January 1992), originally known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style ...
,
Mallikarjun Mansur
Pandit Mallikarjun Bheemaraayappa Mansur (Kannada: ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ಮನ್ಸೂರ), (31 December 1910 – 12 September 1992) was an Indian classical singer from Karnataka, an excellent vocalist in the khyal style in the ...
and
Kishori Amonkar
Kishori Amonkar (10 April 1932 – 3 April 2017) was a leading Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur ''gharana'', or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style.
She was a performer of the classical genre '' ...
.
Awards and recognition
*A recipient of the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
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Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...
in 1990,
*Abdul Latif Khan was honored by the
Government of India
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Padma Shri
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