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Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer (died 2004)
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Vilayat Khan
Indian musician
Ustad Vilayat Khan 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 on the sitar.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sitar
Indian plucked stringed instrument
The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India. Khusrau Khan, an 18th-century figure of the Mughal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)