Which Sarangi specialist died on 1 December 2015? A. Ustad Sabri Khan B. Pandit Ram Narayan C. Ustad Sultan Khan D. Dhruba Ghosh

Which Sarangi specialist died on 1 December 2015? A. Ustad Sabri Khan B. Pandit Ram Narayan C. Ustad Sultan Khan D. Dhruba Ghosh Correct Answer A

The correct answer is Ustad Sabri Khan.

  • Ustad Sabri Khan (21 May 1927 – 1 December 2015) was an Indian sarangi player, who was descended on both sides of his family from a line of distinguished musicians.

Additional Information

  • Pandit Ram Narayan is a Hindustani classical musician who plays the bowed instrument, the sarangi.
    • He is credited with popularizing the sarangi as a solo classical instrument. He was born in 1927 in Amber village in Rajasthan.
    • His family came from a long line of court musicians at Udaipur. He received his early training from his father. He learned dhrupad at a very young age and was taught the khayal by Madhav Prasad, a singer from Lucknow.
    • He later received training on ragas from the khayal singer Abdul Wahid Khan in Lahore.
    • Although his style is considered to be orthodox, his choice of the solo instrument and music training has been unconventional.
    • He brought the background instrument, sarangi to the forefront of Hindustani classical music.

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