Nissar Hussain Khan

Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan (1909–93) was an Indian classical vocalist from the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. He was a disciple and son of Fida Hussain Khan and after a long and illustrious career was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1971 He was the court musician of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III at Baroda and was featured extensively on All India Radio. He was a specialist in Tarana. His most famous disciples are Ghulam Mustafa Khan and Rashid Khan.

Vocal style
Khansahib inherited a vast repertoire of well-known and obscure melodies from his forebearers. His rich, resonant voice was cultivated through decades of training. He embellishes the modal form of the ragas with flashes of "gamaks", "bol-taans" and "sargams". As an exponent of the "khyal" style, he renders "taranas" with distinction

Lineage
Khan's most famous disciple was his grandnephew Rashid Khan. He trained Rashid in the traditional master-apprentice manner, first at his own residence at Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, and subsequently at the Sangeet Research Academy in Calcutta, where he spent the last years of his life.

Khansahib's gharana, the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, owes its existence to the Senia traditions and has a revered lineage of classical vocalists such as Bahadur Hussain Khan, Inayat Hussain Khan, Fida Hussain Khan and Mushtaq Hussain Khan.

Partial discography
78rpm recordings (HMV: c.1938 onwards)
N 15721: Todi, Allah jane; Jaunpuri, tarana
N 15747: Kedar, kanha re nanda nandana; Bhairavi, tarana
N 15776: Puriya dhanashri, payaliya jhankar; Desh, tarana
N 15809: Multani, kangana mundariya; Miya malhar, tarana
N 15834: Raga Bahar, kaliyan sanga karan; Bahar, koyalia kuk sunawe
N 88215: Chayanat, jhanana jhanana; Malkauns, tarana
N 88260: Basant, samana sunawe koyaliya; Pilu thumri, bake aika mori
EP/LP recordings: HMV 1961
7EPE 1202: Gaud Sarang, Bin deke tere; Puriya Dhanashri, tarana
7EPE 1236: Vrindabani Sarang, Achchhe Peer More; Pancham, Mohe Ataman Kaise
7EPE 1242: Alhaiya Bilawal, Sumiran Kar Man; Jhinjhoti, Tarana: Tana Ta Tana Dere
ECLP 2260: Abhogi, Vil. jhaptal: Charan Dhar Ayeri; Tarana: tintal; Gowardhani Todi. Vil. ektal: Tu Ayore Ayo, Drut tintal: Kahe Karat Mose Batiyan
HMV 1972
ECSD 2489: Lalit. Tintal: Yaarda; Bhatiyar. Tintal: tarana
ECSD 2509: Basant. Phagwa Brih Dekhan; Jaijaiwanti. Tintal: tarana
Odeon Records 1990
PMLP 3065: Raga Kalyaan Ka Prakar. With Hafeez Ahmed Khan & Sarfaraz Hussain Khan (vocal support), Shakur Khan (sarangi) and Prem Ballabh (tabla)
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