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Ustad Ahmed Jan Khan "Thirakwa" was an Indian tabla player, commonly considered the pre-eminent soloist among tabla players of the 20th century, and among the most influential percussionists in the history of Indian Classical Music.

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  • Ustad Ahmed Jan Khan "Thirakwa" was an Indian tabla player, commonly considered the pre-eminent soloist among tabla players of the 20th century, and among the most influential percussionists in the history of Indian Classical Music. He was known for his mastery of the finger techniques and aesthetic values of various tabla styles, technical virtuosity, formidable stage presence, and soulful musicality. While he had command over the traditional tabla repertoire of various gharanas, he was also distinguished by the way in which he brought together these diverse compositions, his reinterpretation of traditional methods of improvisation, and his own compositions. His solo recitals were of the first to elevate the art of playing tabla solo to an art in its own right in the popular mind. His style of playing influenced many generations of tabla players specially today’s foremost Tabla maestro Pandit Nayan Ghosh besides the maestro’s nephew ustad Rashid Mustafa. lineage with his contribution to Indian classical music. (en)
  • Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (* 1892 in Muradabad; † 13. Januar 1976 in Lakhnau, Uttar Pradesh) war ein indischer Tablaspieler. Er galt zu seinen Lebzeiten als bedeutendster Tablaspieler und gehörte zur Farukhabad-Gharana (Lehrtradition). (de)
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  • Ahmed Jan (en)
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  • Ahmed Jan (en)
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  • Moradabad, North-Western Provinces, British India (en)
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  • Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (en)
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  • Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (* 1892 in Muradabad; † 13. Januar 1976 in Lakhnau, Uttar Pradesh) war ein indischer Tablaspieler. Er galt zu seinen Lebzeiten als bedeutendster Tablaspieler und gehörte zur Farukhabad-Gharana (Lehrtradition). (de)
  • Ustad Ahmed Jan Khan "Thirakwa" was an Indian tabla player, commonly considered the pre-eminent soloist among tabla players of the 20th century, and among the most influential percussionists in the history of Indian Classical Music. (en)
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