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Bismillah Khan
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Bismillah Khan turned the shehnai, an oboe-like instrument heard mainly at weddings and temples, into an instrument for the classical concert platform. He was born in Dumraon, grew up in Varanasi and practised on the banks of the Ganges. On 15 August 1947 he played at the Red Fort in Delhi as the Indian flag was raised. In 2001 he received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest honour.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to Raga Todi and hear how the shehnai glides from note to note, almost like a singing voice.
Todi (Instrumental) · Ustad Bismillah Khan, 1987
Raga Yaman Kalyan, Live In Concert At India Gate · Bismillah Khan & Rais Khan, 2002
Kajri · Bismillah Khan, 2006
Discography
Studio albums
- 1962Raga Todi • Mishra Thumri
- 1963Jugalbandi - Shehnai & Violin
- 1963Shehnai Recital: Ragas Lalit and Madhmat-Sarang
- 1965Duets
- 1966Shehnai Nawaz
- 1967Duets
- 1968Jugalbandi
- 1968Shenai & Violin
- 1969Sarang / Dadra / Chandra Kauns / Kajaree
- 1975Desi Todi / Madhuvanti
- 1978The Magnificence Of Stereo
- 1979The Soul of Shahnai
- 1991Shehnai Samrat
- 1993The Magnificence of Shehnai
- 1994Ragas Bhimpalasi, Khambaj & Bhairavi
- 1995Eb'adat - Ragini Yamani
- 1996Inspiration India - Duets for Sitar, Surbahar, Shehnai
- 1999Raga malkauns & Dhun
- 2003Shaadi Ki Shehnaiyan
- 2004Ru-Ba-Ru ( Vol.1)
- 2004Ru-Ba-Ru ( Vol.2)
- 2007Saaz - Shehnai Volume II
- 2011Masterworks From the NCPA Archives
- ?A Rare Jugalbandi
- ?Evergreen Yaman
- ?Shaadi Ki Shehnaiyan
- ?Shehnai Legend
See also
Categories: ArtistsIndian classical music