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Vilayat Khan
sit, 1928-2004 IN, Assam
Musician / Composer of World
Ustad Vilayat Khan (Bengali: বিলায়েত খাঁ Bilaeet Khã; August 28, 1928 – March 13, 2004) was one of India's well known sitar maestros. Along with Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Nikhil Banerjee and his younger brother Imrat Khan, Vilayat Khan was one of the great pioneers who introduced Indian Classical Music to the West.Widely regarded by many as the greatest sitarist of his generation, he recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of 8, and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75.
Genres
Plays With
| Vishmadev Chatterjee |
Popular Tracks 
The Begum's Lament on The Guru by Vilayat Khan Raga Mand Bhairav on Maestro's Choice - Vilayet Khan by Vilayat Khan Piloo on Passage to India: Instrumental India by Traditional & Various Artists Raga Gauti on Maestro's Choice - Vilayet Khan by Vilayat Khan Yamani on Passage to India: Instrumental, Vol. 2 by Traditional & Various Artists Jenny's Theme (2) on The Guru by Vilayat Khan Mishra Bhairavi on Passage to India: Instrumental India by Traditional & Various Artists Arrival in Benares from Merchant Ivory's film THE GURU on The Darjeeling Limited by Various Artists Title Music From Satyajit Ray's film JALSAGHAR on The Darjeeling Limited by Various Artists The Pupil and His Master: Rag Bilawal on The Guru by Vilayat KhanTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masterworks from the NCPA Archives | Vilayat Khan | 2012 | Album |
| Ustad Vilayat Khan | Vilayat Khan | 2011 | Compil. |
| Live In Mumbai | Vilayat Khan, Hidayat Khan, Zakir Hussain | 2010 | Album |
| Tradition | Vilayat Khan And Zakir Hussain And Hidayat Khan | 2010 | Album |
| Evolution Of A Maestro Anthology Volume 1 | Vilayat Khan | 2007 | Album |
| Psychedelic Music Of India | Ali Akbar Khan / Vilayat Khan | 2007 | Compil. |
| Etched In Time | Vilayat Khan | 2007 | Compil. |
| When Time Stood Still... | Vilayat Khan & Kishan Maharaj | 2006 | Album |
| Saaz Sitar, Vol. 2 | Ravi Shankar, Shujaat Husain Khan, Vilayat Khan | 2005 | Album |
| Saaz (Sitar) | Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Shujaat Husain Khan | 2005 | Compil. |
| Saaz Sitar, Vol. 1 | Ravi Shankar & Vilayat Khan | 2005 | Single |
| Raga Marwa / Puriya / Sohini | Vilayat Khan, Akram Khan | 2004 | Album |
| Raga Khamaj – Alap / Jor / Jhala | Vilayat Khan | 2003 | Album |
| Shringar | Vilayat Khan | 2003 | Album |
| Golden Milestones | Vilayat Khan | 2003 | Album |
| A Rare Genius (Ragas Bilaskhani Todi, Tilak Kamod) | Vilayat Khan | 2002 | Album |
| Inayat | Vilayat Khan | 2002 | Album |
| Vistaar | Vilayat Khan | 2001 | Album |
| Raga Enayetkhani Kanada | Vilayat Khan, Akram Khan | 2001 | Album |
| Raga Sanjh Saravali (Sitar) | Vilayat Khan, Akram Khan | 2000 | Album |
| Maestro's Choice Series 2 | Vilayat Khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Hariprasad Chaurasia Hari Prasad Chaurasia Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma Shiv Kumar Sharma Zakir Hussain | 2000 | Album |
| Dawn To Dusk (Raag Bhairo Bahar) | Vilayat Khan | 1999 | Album |
| Raga Shree | Vilayat Khan, Akram Khan | 1999 | Album |
| Raga Marwa | Vilayat Khan | 1998 | Album |
| •Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka •Naya Din Nai Raat •Shankar Hussain •Ek Hans Ka Jora •Kadambari | Ravi / Laxmikant-Pyarelal / Khayyam / Jaidev / Vilayat Khan & Ajit Singh | 1998 | Compil. |
| Raga Bhankar | Vilayat Khan, Akram Khan | 1997 | Album |
| Sitar (Raga Jogkauns) | Vilayat Khan | 1997 | Album |
| Inspiration - India - Duets For Sitar, Surbahar, Shehnai | Vilayat Khan, Imrat Khan, Bismillah Khan | 1996 | Compil. |
| Ragas: Shahana & Bageshree Live At The Royal Festival Hall | Vilayat Khan, Shujaat Husain Khan | 1995 | Album |
| Raga Hameer | Vilayat Khan | 1994 | Album |
| Chairman's Choice Great Gharanas Imdadkhani | Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, Vilayat Khan, Imrat Khan | 1994 | Album |
| Evergreen Ragas By ustad Vilayat Khan (Sitar) | Vilayat Khan | 1994 | Album |
| Ustad Vilayat Khan Sitar | Vilayat Khan | 1993 | Album |
| The Genius Of Ustad Vilayat Khan | Vilayat Khan, Kashinath Mishra | 1993 | Album |
| Raga Jaijaiwanti | Vilayat Khan, Akram Khan | 1992 | Album |
| Raga Bhairavi - Alap & Jor | Vilayat Khan | 1991 | Album |
| Monsoon Melodies - Classical Instrumental | Vilayat Khan, Imrat Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Nikhil Banerjee | 1991 | Compil. |
| 'Triveni' Sitar | Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Vilayat Khan | 1990 | Compil. |
| Royal Touch On Sitar | Vilayat Khan | 1990 | Compil. |
| Raga Desh - Evening Raga | Vilayat Khan, Sabir Khan | 1989 | Album |
| Le Salon De Musique | Vilayat Khan | 1989 | Album |
| Captivating Melodies of Sitar | Vilayat Khan | 1988 | Album |
| Melodies Of Masters | Vilayat Khan / Ustad Munir Khan / Zamir Ahmad Khan | 1987 | Album |
| Aftaäb-E-Sitar | Vilayat Khan | 1985 | Album |
| Raga Mood | Vilayat Khan, Imrat Khan, Bismillah Khan, V. G. Jog | 1982 | Compil. |
| Enchanting All The Way | Vilayat Khan | 1980 | Album |
| The Brilliance Of Sound | Vilayat Khan | 1979 | Album |
| The Star Studded World Of | Vilayat Khan | 1976 | Album |
| Kadambari | Vilayat Khan | 1976 | Album |
| Ameer Khusrau A Tribute By Ustad Vilayat Khan | Vilayat Khan | 1975 | Album |
| Kadambari = कादम्बरी | Vilayat Khan | 1975 | Single |
| Examples of North Indian Rags Played by Vilayat Khan (Sitar) | Vilayat Khan | 1971 | Single |
| The Guru - An Original Soundtrack Recording | Vilayat Khan | 1969 | Album |
| Jaijaivanti Rageshree | Vilayat Khan, Shanta Prasad | 1969 | Album |
| Raga Yaman | Vilayat Khan, Manikrao Popatkar | 1968 | Album |
| The Supreme Genius Of Ustad Vilayat Khan | Vilayat Khan | 1968 | Album |
| A Night At The Taj | Vilayat Khan | 1967 | Album |
| Duets | Vilayat Khan & Bismillah Khan Tabla Accompaniment: Shanta Prasad | 1967 | Album |
| The Genius Of Vilayat Khan | Vilayat Khan | 1966 | Album |
| The Great Heritage | Imrat Khan, Vilayat Khan | 1966 | Album |
| Sitar Nawaz | Vilayat Khan | 1965 | Single |
| Sitar-Nawaz | Vilayat Khan | 1965 | Album |
| Music Of India No. 2 | Vilayat Khan | 1963 | Album |
| Music Of India | Vilayat Khan | 1962 | Album |
| Raga Tilak Kamod / Raga Bhairavi | Vilayat Khan | 1961 | Album |
| Rag Rageswari | Vilayat Khan | 1955 | Album |
| Gat | Vilayat Khan | 1948 | Album |
| आलाप - धून | Vilayat Khan | 1948 | Album |
| Darbari Kanara | Vilayat Khan | 1948 | Album |
| Dhyaan - Raag Maand Bhairav | Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| सितार गत पुर्याधनाश्री (अस्ताई) | Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| Classicals | Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar, Vishmadev Chatterjee, Allauddin Khan, Enayat Khan, Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| सितार गत - राग देस | Vilayat Khan | Single | |
| सितार गत - ललत - अस्ताई | Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| सितार - भैरवी गत | Enayat Khan, Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| सितार गत - राग भैरवी | Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| सितार गत - भटियाली धुन | Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| सितार गत - राग देस | Vilayat Khan | Album | |
| Raga Desi / Raga Pahadi / Meijer Khamaj Alap / Meijer Khamaj Gat | Vilayat Khan and Alla Rakha | Single |
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