Karamatullah khan biography of mahatma
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History
The Farukkabad gharana of tabla was created in the 11th Century by a Rajput Court musician Akaasa who later accepted and converted to Islam and became a Muslim.
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He also changed his name from Akaasa to Mir Akaasa. He was the first to introduce bols into tabla playing. The first bols introduced in tabla were "TAT-DHIT-THUN-NAN".
Mir Akaasa died in the year 1189 AD. He was succeeded by nine sons and one daughter.
He passed on his legacy to his eldest son, Ustad Bilawal Khan, who in turn passed the torch of the gharana to Ustad Ali Bux (famous for his kran bols). This tradition continued till the 26th descendant, Ustad Haji Vilayat Ali Khan (1779-1826).
This book presents the first history of music and musicians in late Mughal India c–, and takes the lives of nine musicians as entry points into six.It was he who named this ‘gharana’ after the province in which he used to live viz. Farukkabad.
Ustad Haji Vilayat Khan received the title of Haji after completing seven hajs (Islamic pilgrimage). He gained fame after his famous battle of Tabla gats with Ustad Salaali Khansaheb who had challenged Ustad Bakshu Khansaheb of t