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Amanat Ali Khan
12+ albums
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Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, (1922-1974) was a Pakistani classical singer. The late fifty’s and early sixties saw a rise of seraphic singing maestro Ustad Amanat Ali Khan was born in 1922. The Prestigious Patiala Gharana the family that sworn to carry on the traditional and classical aura of Hindustani music saw another immaculate, and faultless singer adding more shine, prestige and prosperity to their family. Patiala Gharana was not just an ordinary family, ‘Gharana’ a word which describes the family’s lone ancestral possession was the seraphic and the melodious voices. The family was founded during rule of Maharaja Mohinder Singh who was the ruler of Patiala by Ustad Jasae Khan; Patiala Gharana achieved its celestial point in the mid of twentieth century when stalwarts like Bade Ghulam Ali Khan rose to the big scene. Ustad Akhtar Hussain Khan along with Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan achieved world wide fame and brought glory to the Patiala Gharana. Ustad Amanat was the son of Akhtar Husain Khan and grandson of Ali Baksh Khan, the founder of 'Patiala Gharana.' Along with Ustad Fateh Ali Khan the young Amanat Ali started singing for gatherings ('mehfils') and at an early age he became a recognised singer in the court of the Patiala king. Soon after the independence he came to Pakistan where he continued his singing, which made him popular not only in Pakistan but the entire sub-continent. His concerts on Radio Lahore became quite popular and he toured the whole sub continent becomin
