Ustad Abdul Waheed Khan Great Master Great Music LP INDIA VERY RARE
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Ustad Abdul Waheed Khan Great Master Great Music Indian 1976 LP HMV (India Records) Ltd Catalogue Number ECLP 2541, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan was the acknowledged master of Kirana style during his time. His revival of the Khayal at the turn of the century stands, in itself, as a virtually unparalleled contribution in the recent history of Indian classical music. It is said by musicians that Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan Sahib was a musician of such stature that he contributed something to Indian music that had never existed before. Among his contributions, he developed a very slow vilampit style, which proceeded at a much slower tempo than other musicians had used. His style of executing the vilampit section was of such profundity that it even went beyond the solemnity and majesty of Drupad. His approach to the vilampit, combined with his vast knowledge of raga, and his unimaginable ability to improvise endlessly, were among the jewels he set within the Khayal form to restore its classical grandeur, and perhaps to have illuminated it more brilliantly than anything that had appeared before.
At the age of 18, Abdul Wahid Khan made his formal public debut in the Kolhapur court, and all of the court musicians were present. After the performance, his guru Haider Baksh Khan extended the invitation to any musician from near or far to challenge his young protégé: "If anyone understands this, or can do it, come forward to the tamburas." But all remained silent from that time on.
Although remaining unchallenged after his public debut, he had not the inclination to spend time singing in the courts. Instead, he lived a devout, reclusive life, singing in the presence of holy men and at the tombs of Sufi saints, and only occasionally sang in public. This LP is made up from All India Radio recordings made of the Maestro in his 70’s, Tracklisting Piya Nahi Aye (Khayal-Patdeep, Jhoomra)/Jako Mana (Khayal-Multani, Jhoomra)/Gumani Jaga (Khayal-Darbari Kanada, Jhoomra)
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