WWIM : Allaudin Khan (Alam)

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Record ID
Data No 0027
Text WWIM01
page 002
C or H H
Musician ID 0045
Musician ID 2 A
Full name Allaudin Khan (Alam)
Religion M
Gender M
Date of birth described 1862
Year of Birth Described 1862
City of residence M.P.
State of residence MP
Cast
gharana Senia
Institute Colg.
Academic career
Publications
Experience abroad Europe in 1935 with Uday Shankar's Ballet troupe.
Notes in the text b. in Shibpore, E. Bengal.
s. of. Sadhukhan.
also plays sursingar, rabab, chandra sarang, sitar, surbahar, violin, flute, shehnai, clarionet, saxophone, pakhawaj and tabla.
Composer and pioneer in orchestration.

Established the Maihal Band, 1924.

Composed new ragas - Hamant, Prabhat Kali, Hem Behag, Sobhavati, Madanamanjari.

Prominent disciples: Ali Akbar (son), Ravi Shankar (son-in-low), Annaprna (daughtet), Pannalal Ghosh, Nikhil Banerjee, Sharan Rani, Timir Baran, Bahadur Khan.
Recordings
Awards Sangeet Natak Akademi Award For Hindustani Instrumental Music, 1952.
was elected Fellow of Akademi, 1954.
honoured with Padoma Bhusan 1958 and Desikottama (Viswa Bharati) 1961.
guru Gopal Chandra Chatterjee (vocal music)
Lobo (violin)
Munne Khan (shehnai)
Ahmed Ali Khan and Wazir Khan (sarod)
Personal ID P00005
Vocal 1
Vocal 2
Vocal 3
Instrument 1 sarod
Instrument 2
Instrument 3
script ID 0027