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Amir Khan

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Psychedelic India (2010)	Taskeen (Vol. 2) (1996)	Pathfinders (1995)
A Life in Music (1984)	Great Master Great Music (1976)	Khayal By Ustad Amir Khan (1968)

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Ustad Amir Khan (April 1912 – 13 February 1974) was one of the most popular Indian classical vocalist worldwide. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Hindustani classical music, and was the founder of the Indore gharana.

Amir Khan was a virtually self-taught musician. He developed his own gayaki (singing style), influenced by the styles of Abdul Waheed Khan (vilambit tempo), Rajab Ali Khan (taans) and Aman Ali Khan (merukhand). This unique style, known as the Indore Gharana, blends the spiritual flavour and grandeur of dhrupad with the ornate vividness of khyal. The style he evolved was a unique fusion of intellect and emotion, of technique and temperament, of talent and imagination. Unlike other artists he never made any concessions to popular tastes, but always stuck to his pure, almost puritanical, highbrow style.

Besides singing in concerts, Amir Khan also sang film songs in ragas, in a purely classical style, most notably for the films Baiju Bawra, Shabaab and Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje. This attempt to introduce classical music to the masses through films significantly boosted Khansahib's visibility and popularity. He also sang a ghazal Rahiye Ab Aisi Jagah for a documentary on Ghalib.