Amanat Ali Khan

For other people with the same name, see Amanat Ali.

Ustad
Amanat Ali Khan
PP
امانت علی خان
Born1922
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India
(present-day Punjab, India)
Died(1974-09-18)18 September 1974 (aged 52)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Classical vocalist
  • ghazal singer
  • composer
Years active1945 – 1974
Children7, including:
FatherAkhtar Hussain
Relatives
AwardsPride of Performance by the President of Pakistan (1969)

Ustad Amanat Ali Khan PP (Urdu: امانت علی خان; pronounced [əˈmaːnət əˈliː xaːn]; 1922 – 18 September 1974)[1][2][3] was a Pakistani classical vocalist from the Patiala gharana tradition of music and is widely regarded as one of the finest classical and ghazal singers of all time.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Together with his younger brother, Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan (1935 – 2017), he formed a famed singing duo that garnered widespread popularity across the Indian subcontinent.[10] For his contributions to classical music, Amanat Ali was honoured (along with Fateh Ali) with the highest national literary award of Pakistan – the Pride of Performance – by the President of Pakistan in 1969.[11][12][13] Khan was especially noted for khayal, thumri, and ghazal styles of singing[10] and has been described as "the maestro of the Patiala gharana."[14] He stands with singing icons like Mehdi Hassan and Ahmed Rushdi, having left behind a legacy of hundreds of classical and semi-classical songs.[15][16]

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  9. ^ Rabe, Nate (6 March 2016). "A rare gem from Pakistan: A lifetime on tiptoes". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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  12. ^ "Ustad Amanat Ali Khan". emipakistan.com. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Classical treat: A fitting tribute to Patiala Gharana". The Express Tribune. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  14. ^ Mir, Raza (2014). The Taste of Words: An Introduction to Urdu Poetry. India: Penguin Books.
  15. ^ 'Best of Amanat Ali Khan' on YouTube Retrieved 17 October 2020
  16. ^ Music of Amanat Ali Khan and Fateh Ali Khan on sarangi.info website Archived 25 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 October 2020