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Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player (died 2006)
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Bismillah Khan
Indian musician (1916–2006)
Ustad Bismillah Khan, often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. His virtuosity made him a leading Hindustani classical music artist, indelibly linking his name with the woodwind instrument.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shehnai
Indian reed musical instrument
The shehnai is a type of oboe from the Indian subcontinent. It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end. It was one of the nine instruments found in the royal court. The shehnai is similar to South India's nadaswaram.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)