Enayat Khan

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Enayat Khan (also Inayat Khan ; * 1894 in Etawah ; † 1938 ), also known as Nath Singh , was an Indian sitar and surbahar player.

Coming from a traditional family of musicians, Enyayat Khan was initially tutored by his father Imdad Khan , a prominent representative of the Etawah Gharana . Later Allabande Khan and Zakiruddin Khan were his teachers. At first he was court musician in Indore. After marrying a daughter of the singer Bandeh Hassan Khan , he moved with his family to Calcutta. From 1924 Roy Chowdhury worked as a musician for the Zamindar Brajendra Kishore in Gouripur in the east of Bengal .

Khan was an important sitar player and teacher and was also instrumental in the further development of the instrument. He worked on several music projects with Rabindranath Tagore , with whom he had a lifelong friendship. Between 1909 and 1912 he made several recordings with His Master's Voice , which have been available on CD since the 1990s. His sons Imrat and Vilayat Khan also became famous as sitar players.

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SURNAME Khan, Enayat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nath Singh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian sitahar and surbahar player
DATE OF BIRTH 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Etawah
DATE OF DEATH 1938