Akhtar Hussain (musician)
Akhtar Hussain Khan (1896 – 1974)[1][2] was a classical vocalist and musician belonging to one of the major vocal gharanas (musical traditions) of Hindustani classical music – the Patiala Gharana.[3] He was the only son as well as a student of one of the founders of the Patiala Gharana, Ali Baksh Jarnail (1850-1920). Besides his father, Khan also studied music with Mian Qadir Bakhsh II of Sialkot.[4]
He was the father and teacher of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, the renowned classical music duo from Pakistan.[5][6] Other notable students include Ghulam Hussain Khan, Ghulam Rasool, Ustad Talib Hussain, Qazi Habib Ullah, and Tahira Syed.[5]
In addition to being a classical vocalist, Khan also served as a supervisor at Radio Pakistan, Lahore.[5]
Khan died in 1974 in Lahore, Pakistan, at the age of 78, just a few months prior to the death of his son, Amanat Ali Khan.[1] He is buried in Mominpura Graveyard in Lahore.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Death anniversary of renowned musician Akhtar Hussain Khan today". The Frontier Post. 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Death anniversary of renowned musician Akhtar Hussain Khan observed". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography. APH Publishing. p. 358. ISBN 978-81-7648-230-1.
- ^ Sheikh, Majid (24 October 2015). "Harking back: Story of a 'classical music' corner of old Lahore". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Sheikh, M. A. (2012). Who's Who: Music in Pakistan. Xlibris Corporation. p. 47. ISBN 9781469191591.
- ^ Massey, Reginald; Jamila Massey (1996). The Music of India. Abhinav Publications. p. 149. ISBN 978-81-7017-332-8.