I am 92. I was fortunate to have listened to him in Bombay from 40’s to 70’s. During his program visit in 1987 in Los Angeles, I was with him 12 hours daily for 7 days. It was the best time I had to know him as a person.

This must be in sixties or seventies when Vilayat was at his peak What brilliant classical style gayaki ang No gimmicks no singing Absolute technical supremacy and so melodious Nobody could touch him But his form detoriated from 80 s The greatest sitarist Vilayat Khan was from 1944 to 1980

Out of this world rendition!!! Unthinkable!!! 🙏

OUT OF THE WORLD PLAYING.

What a man!! What clarity, what taan patterns!! Yug Purush !! How lucky we were to be born in his time and hear him.

Singing Sitar The 6:34 minutes of Alaap is vintage UVK. Salam Ustadji Salam wherever you are. Each and every stroke appears so measured, calculated. He strings us along revealing the different hues of the raag like petals of a flower, the emotions that this raag contains. Sets the scene for the gat portions where some absolutely sensational accompaniment by Shankarji compliments Ustadjis marvellous playing I have listened to it at least 10 times so far but every time I find something new !

Beautiful

Vintage Vilayat Khan!!

Absolute masterpiece. Love those taans!!!!

Thanks for sharing this amazing rendition...

Wonderful. Recording is so clear. Date of original recording?

Too good

ONLY 6000 PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THIS? WOW! I feel lucky

A masterpiece congenial to smooth dawning days

waah kya baat hai

fantastisch

which year was this recorded? ,any thanks for sharing with us.

🌺🥰🫶🏽.🎉

A MAESTRO IS NOT GREAT FOR PLAYING EXQUISITELY MAJOR, FAMOUS RAGAS BUT HER/HIS LOVE AND CARE IN RENDERING THE INTRICATE NUANCES OF MINOR , RARELY PLAYED RAGAS. YOU FIND A CARING TITAN HERE.

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