Ali Baksh

Infobox musical artist
Name = Ali Baksh Khan


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Background = solo_singer
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Genre = Hindustani Classical Music
Occupation = Hindustani Classical Vocalist
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Ali Baksh or Ali Baksh Khan was an Hindustani Classical Musician and teacher. He was one of the founders of the Patiala Gharana. [cite book |title=The Life of Music in North India: The Organization of an Artistic Tradition |last=Neuman |first=Daniel M. |year=1990 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=0226575160 |pages=p. 157 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=X54Lf-8M96YC&pg=PA157&dq=%22Ali+Baksh%22&num=100&sig=wSJuoF0HPhQhoyj6Kt9LH4wLCVI ] His pupils included Bismillah Khan [cite news |title=Bismillah Khan |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/08/22/db2204.xml |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2006-08-22 |accessdate=2008-04-04 ] , Malika Pukhraj [cite news |title=Unparalleled queen of gayaki |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/06/04/stories/2004060401970600.htm |work=The Hindu |date=2004-06-04 |accessdate=2008-04-04 ] and Gauhar Jan [cite news |title=The importance of being Gauhar Jan |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020526/spectrum/main7.htm |work=The Tribune |date=2002-05-26 |accessdate=2008-04-04 ]

His son is the famous Hindustani classical singer Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.

Early life

He was born in Pakistan.

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