Akhtar Hussain (musician)
Akhtar Husain (Urdu: اختر حُسَین ), (1900–1972) was an Indian classical musician who belonged to one of the major houses of classical music named Patiala Gharana from India and Pakistan.[1]
He was a son of the founder of Patiala Gharana, Ali Baksh Jarnail (1850-1920), and he was the father and teacher of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, the renowned classical music duo from Pakistan.[2]
References
- ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography. APH Publishing. p. 358. ISBN 978-81-7648-230-1.
- ^ Massey, Reginald; Jamila Massey (1996). The Music of India. Abhinav Publications. p. 149. ISBN 978-81-7017-332-8.
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