Ghulam Mustafa Khan (3 March 1931 – 17 January 2021) was an Indian classical musician in the

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

tradition, belonging to the

Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana Rampur-Sahaswan gharana is a gharana (musical heritage) of Hindustani classical music centred in the North-Uttar Pradesh towns of Rampur and Sahaswan. Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan (1849–1919) was the founder of this gharana. History The gharan ...

. He was awarded the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

in 1991, followed by Padma Bhushan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018. In 2003 he was awarded the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists by the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. History It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952 and be ...

, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

Early life

Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. His mother was the daughter of the great Ustad

Inayat Hussain Khan Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan (1849–1919) was an Indian classical vocalist, and the founder of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. Early life Career He first married the daughter of Haddu Khan of the Gwalior gharana. His singing style has influences of the ...

and music was the legacy of his family. Inayat Hussain Khan was also the court musician during the reign of king

Wajid Ali Shah Mirza Wajid Ali Shah ( ur, ) (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the eleventh and last King of Awadh, holding the position for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856. Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better k ...

and also the son-in-law of the pioneer of

Gwalior Gharana The Gwalior Gharana (Gwalior school of classical music) is one of the oldest Khyal Gharana in Indian classical music. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542–1605). The favourite singers of t ...

Haddu Khan. Since both Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan's parents wanted him to be a singer, his training in music started very young at a time when he could remember the tune but could not understand the words. After his father, he was trained by Ustaad Fida Hussain Khan who was the court singer at the Baroda's royal ''durbar'', and then from

Nissar Hussain Khan Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan (1909–1993) was an Indian classical vocalist from the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. He was a disciple and son of Fida Hussain Khan and after a long and illustrious career was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1971. He was the co ...

. The traditional styles of Rampur, Gwalior and Sahaswan gharanas are therefore part of his performance. At the time, every city had a Victoria Garden and it was the custom that on

Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami , also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed ...

, the first public performance of those interested in music be performed as a debut. Ali Maqsood, the Chairman of the Municipality, organised the Janmashtami function every year and asked Ghulam Mustafa Khan to perform when he was 8 years old. Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan's cousin brother in law,

Hafeez Ahmed Khan Hafeez Ahmed Khan (died 2006) was an Indian classical musician of Hindustani classical music. He is known as one of the leading exponents of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, a musical school popular in the northern parts of the Indian state of Utt ...

was the Deputy Chief Producer with

All India Radio All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All a ...

Career

Ghulam Mustafa was awarded the

Padmashri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred ...

in 1991, the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 2003, the

Padmabhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service o ...

in 2006, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2018. The first film he sang for was in Marathi, ‘Chand Pretticha’. From 1957, he started singing playback for Marathi and Gujarati films. He started with Mrinal Sen’s ‘

Bhuvan Shome ''Bhuvan Shome'' is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Mrinal Sen based on the story of Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay. The cast includes Utpal Dutt (Mr. Bhuvan Shome) and Suhasini Mulay (Gauri, a village belle). Sen based his film o ...

’ and sang ‘Sajanaa kahe nahi aaye...’ for ‘Badnaam Basti’ under the same music director, Vijay Raghav Rao. He played the role of Baiju Bawra in a German Documentary "Rain Maker" shot in Jaipur, besides being playback singer in the same film. He has given his voice to more than 70 documentary films made by Films Division, many of them receiving international & National Awards. He has performed across India and European countries. From the late 50s, he has been a guru to

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the ...

Manna Dey Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhen ...

Kamal Barot Kamal Barot is an Indian female playback singer mainly worked in Bollywood. Career Born on 18 November 1938 (Dar es-Salaam at Tanzania) and She debuted in Bollywood in 1957 with the film Sharada. She later went on to sing 140 songs in 117 films ...

, Waheeda Rehman, Ranu Mukherjee, Geeta Dutt,

A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

, Hariharan, Shaan and Sonu Nigam,

Sanah Moidutty Sanah Moidutty (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian singer songwriter. She has been trained in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music as well as western vocals, and performs Indian classical and pop music. Early life Sanah was born in Mumbai ...

, Zubeen Garg, Jonkey Borthakur, Bhitali Das,

Sagarika Sagarika Mukherjee (born 4 September 1970), also known as Saag, is an Indian singer and actress. She sings mainly in Hindi, Assamese and Bengali language songs but has also sung in Tamil and Telugu languages. She is the daughter of singer an ...

Alisha Chinoy Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the 'Qu ...

Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao; 11 April 1984) is an Indian singer born and raised in Jamshedpur. She completed her Post Graduation in Applied Statistics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, before working as a jingle singer for three years. During ...

, and Kalpana Patowary was one of his students. Aftab Ahmad Khan is his youngest brother & disciple. His four sons Ghulam Murtuza, Ghulam Qadir, Rabbani Mustafa Khana and Ghulam Hasan Khan were also trained by him. Currently they are professional singers and have sung in films like ‘ Fiza’,‘ Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities’ and ‘ Saathiya’. His grandsons Faiz and Aamir were also receiving their taalim from him. In

Coke Studio Coke Studio may refer to: * ''Coke Studio'' (Pakistan), a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances. * ''Coke Studio'' (India), an Indian television series featuring live music performances. * ''Coke Studio Bangla'', a Banglade ...

, composer

shared the stage with his 82-year-old guru, also featuring his four sons- Murtuza, Qadir, Rabbani and Hasan- and his 12-year-old grandson, Faiz. All five vocalists and Rahman collaborated on two numbers as a part of Ghulam Mustafa Khan's 3 generation performance.

Personal life

Ghulam Mustafa Khan was married to Amina Begum who is grand daughter of Padma Bhushan

Mushtaq Hussain Khan Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan (1878–1964) was an Indian classical vocalist. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. Early life Mushtaq Hussain was born in a family of traditional musicians in Sahaswan, a small town in Budaun District of Utt ...

. They had four sons who are Murtuza Mustafa, Qadir Mustafa, Rabbani Mustafa and Hasan Mustafa.

Death

Khan died on 17 January 2021 at his residence in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, aged 89.

Awards and achievements

National awards

(1991) – conferred by Shri R.Venkatraman (Honorable President of India). Fourth highest Indian civilian award *

(2003) – conferred by Shri APJ Abdul Kalam, Honourable President of India. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists given by

, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. * Padma Bhushan (2006) – conferred by Shri APJ Abdul Kalam (Honourable President of India). The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India. * Padma Vibhushan (2018) – 2nd highest civilian award in India

Other awards

*Conferred prestigious ' National Tansen Samman’ by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2008. It is a musical award conferred to the exponents of Hindustani music in the year 2008. * Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award in 2011 by Smt. Lata Mangeshkar. *Conferred "Uttam Vag- Geykar Jialal Vasant Award" In 2014 by Hon’ble Shri Dilip Walse – Patil.(Speaker of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

Legislative Assembly). The award is constituted by Acharya

Jialal Vasant Jialal Vasant was an Indian classical musician and music instructor. He was the founder of the Mumbai music school Acharya Jialal Vasant Sangeet Niketan. During his career as an instructor he taught a wide variety of students, including playback ...

Sangeet Niketan as a token symbolising strong foundation awarded to Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan to recognise the incredible journey of music that has been and is still on and for contributing to the country. *Conferred Yash Bharti Award in 2016 by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Akhilesh Das (1961–2017), educationist, professor, Indian politician and philanthropist * Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (born 1982), Indian academic and Professor at Texas A&M University * ...

for earning laurel for the state in the country as well as in the world with his talent. *Conferred the Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan award in 2003 by Shri Ram Vilas Paswan. *Conferred the Ustad Chand Khan award. *Conferred Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru National Memorial Trust award in 2016 by Minister

Santosh Lad Santosh S. Lad (born 27 February 1975 in Sandur, India) is an Indian Congress politician (who represents Indian National Congress). He is a former Minister of Karnataka State for Information and Infrastructure. He was elected as MLA (Member ...

. The national award was instituted by the Swarasamrat Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru National Memorial Trust at Srujana Auditorium at

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

. Mustafa also presented a vocal recital on the occasion accompanied by Gulam Sultan Niyaz on the tabla, Ananth Kemkar on harmonium, and Liyakhat Ali Khan on sarangi. *Honorary Citizenship for outstanding contribution to the field of Indian Classical Music in 1986 (by

Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...

) *He performed at Baltimore University and was conferred an Honorary Citizenship of

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

City. *He performed at

Golden Jubilee A golden jubilee marks a 50th anniversary. It variously is applied to people, events, and nations. Bangladesh In Bangladesh, golden jubilee refers the 50th anniversary year of the separation from Pakistan and is called in Bengali ''"সু ...

in the presence of the honorable Queen of United Kingdom. *He performed at Festival de Lille in the presence of

Lady Diana Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her ac ...

in France. *He was honoured with Maharashtra Sanskrutik Puraskar. *He was honoured with Tagore Ratna Award instituted by Central Sangeet Natak Academy in 2011.

Discography

Filmography (Playbacks)

This a filmography for Ghulam Mustafa Khan's playbacks in Indian Film Industry.

Filmography (Music Direction)

This a filmography for Ghulam Mustafa Khan's projects as a Music Director in Indian Film Industry.

Non Film (Singer)

This is the Non Film Work of Ghulam Mustafa Khan.

Collaborative Projects

Non Film usic Direction

This is the Non Film Work of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan as the Music Director.

References

External links

Official site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Ghulam Mustafa 1931 births 2021 deaths Hindustani singers Indian music educators 21st-century Indian Muslims People from Budaun Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 20th-century Indian male classical singers Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in arts 21st-century Indian male classical singers