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{{short description|Indian Hindustani classical vocalist}}
{{Short description|Indian Hindustani classical vocalist (1878–1964)}}
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| alias            = ''Sher-e-Mausiqi''
| alias            = ''Sher-e-Mausiqi''
| birth_date      = 1878
| birth_date      = 1878
| birth_place      = [[Sahaswan]], [[India]]
| birth_place      = [[Sahaswan]], [[North-Western Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date      = {{death date and age|1964|8|13|1878}}
| death_date      = {{death date and age|df=yes|1964|8|13|1878}}
| death_place      = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_place      = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| origin          = [[Sahaswan]], [[Budaun]] District, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| origin          = [[Sahaswan]], [[Budaun]] District, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| genre            = [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical music]]
| genre            = [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical music]]
| occupation      = [[Vocalist]]
| occupation      = [[Vocalist]]
| years_active    = 1896—1964
| years_active    = 1896 — 1964
| label            = [[Saregama]]
| label            = [[Saregama]]
| website          =
}}
}}


Ustad '''Mushtaq Hussain Khan''' (1878–1964) was an [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical]] vocalist. He belonged to the [[Rampur-Sahaswan gharana]].
Ustad '''Mushtaq Hussain Khan''' (1878 – 13 August 1964) was an [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical]] vocalist. He belonged to the [[Rampur-Sahaswan gharana]].


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Mushtaq Hussain was born in a family of traditional musicians in [[Sahaswan]], a small town in [[Budaun]] District of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is where he grew up and spent his boyhood. He lisped musical notes almost before learned to speak.
Mushtaq Hussain was born in a family of traditional musicians in [[Sahaswan]], a small town in [[Budaun]] District of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is where he grew up and spent his boyhood.<ref name=GoogleBooks2>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiE9AAAAIAAJ&dq=Inayat+Hussain+Khan+vocalist+classical+music&pg=PA139 |publisher=Cambridge University Press via GoogleBooks website|title=Khyal: Creativity Within North India's Classical Music Tradition - Profile of Mushtaq Hussain Khan (page 141)|author=Bonnie C. Wade|date=30 January 1984 |isbn=9780521256599}}</ref>


Although music came to him quite early in life, he was only 10 when his father Ustad Kallan Khan held his hand and began giving him regular lessons, or rather introduced him into this art. Mushtaq Hussain Khan was twelve when he became a disciple of Ustad Haider Khan and went with him to [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]. He then began taking minimal music training from Haider Khan. Finally, after two years, Mushtaq Hussain came under the tutelage of Ustad [[Inayat Hussain Khan]], the founder of [[Rampur-Sahaswan gharana]]. Collectively, he spent eighteen years of his life with his master, and these years were not spent in vain.
Music came to him quite early in life. He was only 10 when his father, Ustad Kallan Khan, began giving him regular lessons, or rather introduced him into this art.<ref name=GoogleBooks2/>
 
Mushtaq Hussain Khan was twelve when he became a disciple of Ustad Haider Khan and went with him to [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]].<ref name=GoogleBooks2/> He then began taking minimal music training from Haider Khan. After two years, Mushtaq Hussain came under the tutelage of Ustad [[Inayat Hussain Khan]], the founder of [[Rampur-Sahaswan gharana]].<ref name=ITC/> Collectively, he spent eighteen years of his life with his trainer, Inayat Hussain Khan.<ref name=GoogleBooks2/>


== Musical career ==
== Musical career ==
Mushtaq Hussain, at the age of thirty-five, was enlisted as one of the court musicians in [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]]. Later, he became the chief court musician of [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]]. In the twenties, when the vogue of music conferences were started in the country, Mushtaq Hussain was invited to participate in them. No music conference was considered complete without him.
Mushtaq Hussain, at the age of thirty-five, was enlisted as one of the court musicians in [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]]. Later, he became the chief court musician of [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]]. In the 1920s, when the vogue of music conferences started in India, Mushtaq Hussain was invited to participate in them. In addition, he started performing on [[All India Radio]].<ref name=GoogleBooks2/>


== Disciples ==
== Disciples ==
During his long career, Mushtaq Hussain Khan trained many disciples including [[Bharat Ratna]] Pandit [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Padma Bhushan]] Smt. [[Shanno Khurana]], his son-in-law [[Padma Shri]] Ustad [[Ghulam Sadiq Khan]], [[Padma Shri]] Smt. [[Naina Devi (singer)|Naina Devi]], Smt. [[Sulochana Brahaspati]], [[Padma Shri]] Smt. [[Sumati Mutatkar]], Ustad Afzal Hussain Khan Nizami, as well as his own sons.
During his long career, Mushtaq Hussain Khan trained many disciples including [[Bharat Ratna]] Pandit [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Padma Bhushan]] Smt. [[Shanno Khurana]], his son-in-law [[Padma Shri]] Ustad [[Ghulam Sadiq Khan]], [[Padma Shri]] Smt. [[Naina Devi (singer)|Naina Devi]], Smt. [[Sulochana Brahaspati]], [[Padma Shri]] Smt. [[Sumati Mutatkar]], Ustad Afzal Hussain Khan Nizami, as well as his own sons.<ref name=GoogleBooks2/>


== Awards and Achievements ==
== Awards and achievements ==
[[File:Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan with Three Distinguished Indian Musicians.jpg|thumb|alt=|Mushtaq Hussain Khan, [[Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar]], [[Allauddin Khan]] and [[Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer]] with the First President of [[India]], [[Rajendra Prasad]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] on March 20, 1952.]]
[[File:Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan with Three Distinguished Indian Musicians.jpg|thumb|alt=|Mushtaq Hussain Khan, [[Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar]], [[Allauddin Khan]] and [[Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer]] with the First President of [[India]], [[Rajendra Prasad]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] on March 20, 1952.]]
When the [[Government of India]] decided to honour outstanding exponents of the arts, he was the first vocalist to receive the [[Rashtrapati Award]] in 1952.<ref>http://photodivision.gov.in/waterMarkdetails.asp?id=26726.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref> He was also the first recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award. In 1956, he retired from Rampur and joined the [[Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra]], [[New Delhi]] the following year and became the first Indian classical vocalist to receive the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1957.
* When the [[Government of India]] decided to honour outstanding exponents of the arts, he was the first vocalist to receive the [[Rashtrapati Award]] in 1952.<ref name=GoogleBooks2/>  
* He was also the first recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award in 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Mushtaq Hussain Khan in 1952|website=Sangeet Natak Akademi website|access-date=4 January 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref>  
* In 1956, he retired from Rampur and joined the [[Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra]], [[New Delhi]] the following year and became the first Indian classical vocalist to receive the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1957.<ref name=GoogleBooks2/>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''"Khayal Gunkari"'' (All India Radio)
* ''"Khayal Gunkari"'' (All India Radio)
* ''"Khayal & Tarana-Bihag"'' (All India Radio)
* ''"Khayal & Tarana-Bihag"'' (All India Radio)
* ''"Rampur Sahaswan Gharana"''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Rampur-Sahaswan-Gharana-1997/IpXF,M27l4c_|title = Rampur Sahaswan Gharana - Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|date = 15 December 1997}}</ref>
* ''"Rampur Sahaswan Gharana"''<ref name=ITC>{{cite web|url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_gharana/gharana.asp?gharanaid=5 |archive-date=23 May 2012|access-date=3 January 2024|url-status=dead|title=Inayat Hussain Khan - Founder of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana (profile)|website=ITC Sangeet Research Academy website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523232017/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_gharana/gharana.asp?gharanaid=5}}</ref>
* ''"Classic Gold - Rare Gems"''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saregama.com/artist/ustad-mushtaq-husain-khan_38847/albums|title=Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan albums , Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan music albums MP3 download}}</ref>
* ''"Classic Gold - Rare Gems"''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saregama.com/artist/ustad-mushtaq-husain-khan_38847/albums|title=Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan albums|website=saregama.com|access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref>
* ''"Classic Gold"''<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/classic-gold-ustad-n-h-m-h/id848701648 {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref>
* ''"Classic Gold"''


== Death ==
== Death ==
Mushtaq Hussain's last concert was at the residence of [[Naina Devi (singer)]], where he had a cardiac arrest, and was brought to Irwin Hospital in [[Old Delhi]], where he was declared dead on arrival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pumhka.com/about-the-gharana/|title=幸运快3_官网}}</ref> He died on 13 August 1964.
Mushtaq Hussain's last concert was at the residence of [[Naina Devi (singer)|Naina Devi]], where he had a cardiac arrest, and was brought to Irwin Hospital in [[Old Delhi]], where he was declared dead on arrival. He died on 13 August 1964.<ref>[https://www.parrikar.org/vpl/catalogue/hindustani/mushtaq-hussain-khan/ Mushtaq Hussain Khan (1880-1964) profile on Vijaya Parrikar Library website]</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=810 Artist - Mushtaq Hussain Khan (Vocal), Gharana - Rampur-Sahaswan on SwarGanga.org website]


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Ustad
Mushtaq Hussain Khan
Background information
Also known asSher-e-Mausiqi
Born1878
Sahaswan, North-Western Provinces, British India
OriginSahaswan, Budaun District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died13 August 1964(1964-08-13) (aged 85–86)
Delhi, India
GenresIndian classical music
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Years active1896 — 1964
LabelsSaregama

Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan (1878 – 13 August 1964) was an Indian classical vocalist. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Mushtaq Hussain was born in a family of traditional musicians in Sahaswan, a small town in Budaun District of Uttar Pradesh. It is where he grew up and spent his boyhood.[1]

Music came to him quite early in life. He was only 10 when his father, Ustad Kallan Khan, began giving him regular lessons, or rather introduced him into this art.[1]

Mushtaq Hussain Khan was twelve when he became a disciple of Ustad Haider Khan and went with him to Kathmandu, Nepal.[1] He then began taking minimal music training from Haider Khan. After two years, Mushtaq Hussain came under the tutelage of Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan, the founder of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.[2] Collectively, he spent eighteen years of his life with his trainer, Inayat Hussain Khan.[1]

Musical career[edit | edit source]

Mushtaq Hussain, at the age of thirty-five, was enlisted as one of the court musicians in Rampur. Later, he became the chief court musician of Rampur. In the 1920s, when the vogue of music conferences started in India, Mushtaq Hussain was invited to participate in them. In addition, he started performing on All India Radio.[1]

Disciples[edit | edit source]

During his long career, Mushtaq Hussain Khan trained many disciples including Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Padma Bhushan Smt. Shanno Khurana, his son-in-law Padma Shri Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan, Padma Shri Smt. Naina Devi, Smt. Sulochana Brahaspati, Padma Shri Smt. Sumati Mutatkar, Ustad Afzal Hussain Khan Nizami, as well as his own sons.[1]

Awards and achievements[edit | edit source]

Mushtaq Hussain Khan, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Allauddin Khan and Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer with the First President of India, Rajendra Prasad at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 20, 1952.

Discography[edit | edit source]

  • "Great Master, Great Music" (An All India Radio Recording)
  • "Khayal Gunkari" (All India Radio)
  • "Khayal & Tarana-Bihag" (All India Radio)
  • "Rampur Sahaswan Gharana"[2]
  • "Classic Gold - Rare Gems"[4]
  • "Classic Gold"

Death[edit | edit source]

Mushtaq Hussain's last concert was at the residence of Naina Devi, where he had a cardiac arrest, and was brought to Irwin Hospital in Old Delhi, where he was declared dead on arrival. He died on 13 August 1964.[5]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bonnie C. Wade (30 January 1984). Khyal: Creativity Within North India's Classical Music Tradition - Profile of Mushtaq Hussain Khan (page 141). Cambridge University Press via GoogleBooks website. ISBN 9780521256599.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Inayat Hussain Khan - Founder of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana (profile)". ITC Sangeet Research Academy website. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Mushtaq Hussain Khan in 1952". Sangeet Natak Akademi website. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. "Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan albums". saregama.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. Mushtaq Hussain Khan (1880-1964) profile on Vijaya Parrikar Library website

External links[edit | edit source]