Renowned sarangi maestro and singer Ustad Sultan Khan died of kidney failure on 27 November 2011. He belonged to the Indore Gharana of singing.
Born in the year 1940, Khan's first performance was at the All India Conference at the age of 11. He was taught sarangi by his father Gulab Khan. A Hindustani classical music exponent, Khan was renowned for his international collaborations and will always be remembered as the voice behind Piya Basanti Re and Albela Saajan (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam). His work in films like jab we met, maqbool, hum dil de chuke sanam was applauded by music lovers across the country.
He was one of the members of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell. He had performed on an international scale with Ravi Shankar on George Harrison's 1974 Dark Horse World Tour.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian honour in 2010. He won numerous musical awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award which he won twice. He was presented the President's Award, as well as the Gold Medalist Award of Maharashtra and the American Academy of Artists Award in 1998.
India lost two other renowned musicians in 2011 with the death of Jagjit Singh and Bhupen Hazarika.
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