{043) Amir Khan (pronounced [əˈmiːr xaːn]) (15 August 1912 - 13 February 1974) was an Indian classical vocalist and the founder of the Indore gharana.[3][1]
Amir Khan was born in a family of musicians in Indore, India.[4] His father, Shahmir Khan, a sarangi and veena player of the Bhendibazaar gharana, served at the court of the Holkars of Indore. His grandfather, Change Khan, was a singer in the court of Bahadurshah Zafar. Amir Ali's mother died when he was nine years old. He had a younger brother, Bashir, who went on to become a sarangi player at the Indore station of All India Radio
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