Karamatullah Khan
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17 May 1917
Karamatullah Khan | |
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| Born | Karamatullah Khan 17 May 1917 |
| Died | 3 December 1977 (aged 60) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Tabla player |
| Known for | Hindustani classical music |
| Notable credit(s) | Performed with Faiyaz Khan, Ravi Shankar, Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| Children | Sabir Khan |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1976 |
Karamatullah Khan (17 May 1917 – 3 December 1977) was an Indian tabla player who specialised in the Farrukhabad tradition of Hindustani Classical music.[1][2] He is known as an icon of the Farrukhabad gharana, a prolific creator of tabla compositions, a soloist (which was novel at the time), and an accompanist to many celebrated instrumentalists and vocalists of the 20th century.[3]
Khan was born to an extensive family of musicians from the Farrukhabad gharana and represented its thirty-second generation. His father and guru was acclaimed tabla maestro Masit Khan.[4][5]
After formative years in Rampur, where his family were court musicians, Khan became the court musician to the Maharaja of Raigarh.[6]