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Dabir Khan was a 20th-century 'beenkar' and a
Dabir Khan was a 20th-century 'beenkar' and a vocalist
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...
. He was the grandson of legendary vina player Wazir Khan.
Career
Dabir Khan learned veena from his grandfather, Wazir Khan. He was employed at All India Radio Calcutta. Dabir Khan is also considered as one of India's legendary musicianMiyan Tansen
Rāmtanu ( – 26 April 1589), popularly referred to as Mian Tānsen (), or Sangeet Samrāt (), was a Hindustani classical musician. Born into a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family in Gwalior, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest regio ...
's last descendants and in 1969 was awarded a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...
. Among the pupils of Dabir Khan were K. C. Dey, the noted singer Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey (; 1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar gharana, Bhendibazaar Gh ...
, Asit De (head of the Theory Division of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
), and Pandit Santosh Banerjee (formerly head of department of instrumental music, Rabindra Bharati University
Rabindra Bharati University is a public research university in Kolkata, India. It was founded on 8 May 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal in 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. I ...
, Calcutta). https://archive.kaahon.com/music/pt-santosh-banerjee-there-are-no-gurus-left-in-indian-classical-music/
Clem Alford was a student of Pandit S.N. Saha, who was himself a student of Ustad Muhammad Dabir Khan. Muhammad Dabir Khan was the external examiner of Clem Alford in 1969 at Midnapore Music College.
Personal life
Dabir Khan was born inRampur State
Rampur State was a 15 gun-salute princely state of British India. It came into existence on 7 October 1774 as a result of a treaty with Oudh. Following independence in 1947, Rampur State and other princely states of the area, such as ...
in 1905. He died in 1972.
Awards and recognition
*Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...
by the Government of India
The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
in 1969
See also
*Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...
*Sadarang
Sadarang (1670–1748) was the pen name of the Hindustani musical composer and artist Naimat Khan, who was active in the eighteenth century. He and his nephew Adarang changed the Khayal style of Hindustani music into the form performed today. ...
*Tansen
Rāmtanu ( – 26 April 1589), popularly referred to as Mian Tānsen (), or Sangeet Samrāt (), was a Hindustani classical musician. Born into a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family in Gwalior, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest regio ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dabir Khan Indian male singers Indian Shia Muslims Hindustani instrumentalists All India Radio people 1972 deaths Veena players Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1905 births