Mashkoor Ali Khan
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Mashkoor Ali Khan | |
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| Born | 27 February 1957 |
| Genres | Hindustani classical |
| Occupation | singer |
| Website | mashkooralikhan.com |
Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan is an Indian classical singer and teacher from the Kirana musical style.[1] As the grandson of Abdul Karim Khan, a founder of the Kirana style, he is a descendant of the gharana's family lineage. He was educated by his father, sarangi player Shakoor Khan.[2][3]
Mashkoor Ali Khan performs as an A-grade artist with All India Radio, and is on the faculty of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy,[4] a prominent institution of Indian Classical Music, as their senior teacher of the Kirana style.[5]
As a scholar, Khan is also known for his work preserving traditional musical compositions and has collected one of the largest archives of unique bandishes (musical compositions) in the world,[6] partially inherited as the grandson of Abdul Karim Khan and grandnephew of Abdul Wahid Khan – the founders of the Kirana gharana.
