Jahangir
Khan of Indore lived to a ripe old age: reputedly, his dates
are reputedly 1864 to 1976, which would have made him 112 when
he died! He was the son of Ahmed Khan, and he learned from Nawab
Feeroz Shah of Delhi. Later he learned from Mubarak Ali and Channu
Khan, who were disciples of the founder of the Farukhabad tabla lineage,
Haji Vilayat Ali Khan. He also learnt from Abid Hussain Khan of
Lucknow (who was slightly younger than Jahangir Khan) as well as
from Chote Kale Khan of Delhi (father of Gamey Khan). He was employed
as a court musician in Indore. Jahangir Khan taught Mehboob Khan
Mirajkar, who in turn taught Sheik Dawood. He was renowned for
his repertoire of rare gats from Lucknow and Farukhabad.
He had a magnificent, sweet tone, and maintained a remarkable
control over the instrument till the end of his life. In
this clip, likely recorded when he was around 100 years old,
he plays a chakradar.
(My thanks to Mr Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Qureshi of Pune for the rare, old photo.) |