Talk:Ali Akbar Khan

Subjective?
Maybe. I don't know what your girlfriend thinks of Ali Akbar Khan, but this is what violinist Yehudi Menuhin said of him: "an absolute genius, the greatest musician in the world." Of course there's no way to prove a statement like "the greatest". But considering who his teacher is, a true ambassador of the incredibly rich musical tradition of North India (dating back 5,000 years or so), that he was his son (and therefore more the focus of attention than other students) is a good foundation. Having studied with him and been to many of his performances, I have personally experienced the amazing genius of both the Indian musical tradition and Ali Akbar's profound grasp of it. You can call this subjective or anecdotal. Spend some time hanging out with him and I doubt you'd be disappointed. His music transcends all musical genres and is just music. 67.112.120.4 08:24, 5 May 2007 (UTC)jg

collaboration with Vilayat Khan
Your article says there are some recordings of duets between Ali Akbar Khan and the sitarist Vilayat Khan. I question whether this is correct. If it is, I would love to see (and hear!) the evidence. My evidence to the contrary is: - The 10-page closely-typed discography published on the website of the Ali Akbar College of Music, which covers his entire career and aims to be comprehensive, lists no recordings with Vilayat. - I have loved them both for many years, and have often searched the web for such recordings, but found none. I bought one CD which featured both names together, but it turned out they were playing on separate tracks, not a duet. - My far more knowledgeable friend Deepak Raja, author of several books on Indian music, and was close to Vilayat, told me that to the best of his knowledge, they never recorded together. They certainly performed together - I was there for one unforgettable concert in Kolkata years ago - but I think your claim that they recorded together is incorrect. Please prove me wrong! Tim Colebatch Canberra, Australia timcolebatch@hotmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.11.146.49 (talk) 08:35, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Please find a source for that. 80.43.223.167 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 23:59, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikifan1248 (talk • contribs) 15:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

(I wanted this as a separate note - but somehow it comes under the Vilayat Khan section - I tried to move it to a separate section but didn't suceed ;-)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikifan1248 (talk • contribs) 15:52, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

In the Career section it is said that

Finally in 1944, both Shankar and Khan left Maihar to start their professional careers as musicians; Shankar went to Bombay, while Khan became the youngest Music Director for AIR, Lucknow, and was responsible for solo performances and composing for the radio orchestra.[7]

Then it is said,

In 1943, on his father's recommendation, Khan was appointed a court musician for the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Hanwant Singh.[10]

This is not correct, according to the notes to his album Swara Samrat (2003) which clearly state that Ali Akbar Khan first worked some years at AIR, then became court musician for the Maharajah of Jodhpur. His father arranged both jobs.

Re Awards

He also received the title Swara Samrat (Emperor of melody or pitch) directly from his father and guru, Allauddin Khan. (Also mentioned in the above-mentioned notes). woodpecker (talk) 15:53, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikifan1248 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

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