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| name = Bade Fateh Ali Khan
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| name = Bade Fateh Ali Khan
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=PAK|PP}}
| background = solo_singer
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| image = Nauman Ahmed with Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan (Late).jpg
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| caption = Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan
| native_name = بڑے فتح علی خان
| birth_place = [[Patiala]], [[East Punjab]], India
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| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]]
| birth_date = 1935
(present-day [[Punjab, India]])
| origin =
| death_date = 4 January 2017 (aged 82)
| birth_date = 20 April 1935
| death_place = Shifa International Hospitals ([[Shifa College of Medicine]]), [[Islamabad]], Pakistan
| death_place = [[Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Islamabad]]
| death_date = 4 January 2017 (aged 82)
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| genre = [[Indian classical music|Hindustani classical music]], [[Khyal]] singing
| occupation = singer
| occupation = Classical vocalist
| years_active = 1945–2016
| years_active = 1945–2016
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| known_for = {{hlist|[[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]]|[[Dhrupad]]|[[Khyal]]||[[Ghazal]]|[[Thumri]]}}Tarana
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| website =
| children = 2
| father = [[Akhtar Hussain (musician)|Akhtar Hussain]]
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* [[Amanat Ali Khan]] (brother)<br>
* [[Hamid Ali Khan]] (brother)<br>
* [[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]] (nephew)<br>
* [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]] (nephew)
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| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] by the [[President of Pakistan]] (1969)
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[[Ustad]] '''Bade Fateh Ali Khan''' {{Post-nominals|country=PAK|PP}} ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|بڑے فتح علی خان}}}}; (20 April 1935 - 4 January 2017) was among the foremost [[Khyal]] vocalists in [[Pakistan]], and a leading exponent of the [[Patiala Gharana]] tradition of music. He was the younger of the legendary singing duo [[Amanat Ali Khan|Amanat Ali]] and Fateh Ali, who enjoyed immense prestige and success across the subcontinent and beyond until the sudden and unexpected death of [[Ustad]] [[Amanat Ali Khan]] in 1974.<ref name=Tribune>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1284869/ustad-fateh-ali-khan-dead-82/ |author=Adnan Lodhi|title=Ustad Fateh Ali Khan dead at 82|date=5 January 2017|publisher=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=TheNation>[http://nation.com.pk/lahore/19-Sep-2010/No-ceremony-to-remember-legendary-singer-Amanat-Ali No ceremony to remember legendary singer Amanat Ali (singing duo of Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali Khan)] The Nation (newspaper), Published 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref> For his contributions to classical music, Fateh Ali was honoured (along with Amanat Ali) with the highest national literary award of Pakistan — the [[Pride of Performance]] — by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1969.<ref name="Tribune" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name="Dawn1" />
[[Ustad]] '''Bade Fateh Ali Khan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اُستاد بڑے فتح علی خان}}}};
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1935 – 4 January 2017) was amongst the foremost [[Khyal]] vocalists in [[Pakistan]], and a leading exponent of the [[Patiala Gharana]] (stylistic lineage). He was the younger of the singing duo [[Amanat Ali Khan|Amanat Ali]] and Fateh Ali, who enjoyed immense prestige and success in Pakistan as well as [[India]], until the sudden and unexpected death of [[Amanat Ali Khan]] in 1974 (1922–1974).<ref name=Tribune>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1284869/ustad-fateh-ali-khan-dead-82/ |author=Adnan Lodhi|title=Ustad Fateh Ali Khan dead at 82|date=5 January 2017|publisher=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=TheNation>[http://nation.com.pk/lahore/19-Sep-2010/No-ceremony-to-remember-legendary-singer-Amanat-Ali No ceremony to remember legendary singer Amanat Ali (singing duo of Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali Khan)] The Nation (newspaper), Published 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Fateh Ali was born in the village [[Shamchaurasi|S]] in [[British India]] in 1935.<ref name="friday_times">{{cite web|title=Ustads Amanat Ali Khan and Fateh Ali Khan|url=http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/ustads-amanat-ali-khan-and-fateh-ali-khan/|publisher=The Friday Times (newspaper)|date=30 May 2014|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=Tribune/> Along with his elder brother Amanat Ali, he was trained by their father, [[Patiala gharana|Akhtar Hussain Khan]], a distinguished vocalist in the patronage of the princely state of [[Patiala]] in colonial British India. Their grandfather, [[Ali Baksh Jarnail]], also served the same court. The [[Patiala Gharana]] was founded in the mid to the late 19th century by his great-grandfather ''Mian Kallu'' who had received classical music training from the last [[Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]]’s court musician Mir Qutub Bakhsh [[Tanrus Khan]] of [[Delhi gharana]] of classical musicians.<ref name="friday_times" /><ref name=Dawn1/>
Fateh Ali was born in [[Shamchaurasi]], [[Hoshiarpur district]] in [[Punjab, British India]] in 1935.<ref name="friday_times">{{cite web|title=Ustads Amanat Ali Khan and Fateh Ali Khan|url=http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/ustads-amanat-ali-khan-and-fateh-ali-khan/|publisher=The Friday Times (newspaper)|date=30 May 2014|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=Tribune/> He was named after his grandfather [[Ali Baksh Jarnail|Ali Bakhsh Jarnail]]'s close friend and singing partner, 'Colonel' Fateh Ali Khan.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Remembering Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Patriarch of the Patiala Gharana|url=https://thewire.in/culture/remembering-ustad-fateh-ali-khan-patriarch-patiala-gharana|access-date=2021-10-04|website=The Wire}}</ref> Along with his elder brother Amanat Ali, he was trained by their father, [[Akhtar Hussain (musician)|Akhtar Hussain Khan]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=Ustad Amanat Ali Khan|url=http://www.emipakistan.com/artist/Ustad-Amanat-Ali-Khan-5|access-date=2022-02-15|website=emipakistan.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaur|first=Amarjot|date=August 2, 2014|title=Lend him your ears|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140802/ttlife1.htm|access-date=2022-02-16|website=tribuneindia.com}}</ref> a distinguished vocalist in the patronage of the princely state of [[Patiala]] in colonial British India. Their grandfather had also served as the musician – along with 'Colonel' Fateh Ali Khan) – in the same royal court. The [[Patiala Gharana]] was founded in the mid to late 19th century by his great-grandfather Mian Kallu (also known as Kalu-miya Khan)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search Results for Paṭiālā gharānā - Oxford Reference|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/search?q=Pa%E1%B9%ADi%C4%81l%C4%81+ghar%C4%81n%C4%81&searchBtn=Search&isQuickSearch=true|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Oxford Reference|language=en-US}}</ref> who had received classical music training from the last [[Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]]'s court musician Mir Qutub Bakhsh [[Tanrus Khan]] of [[Delhi gharana]] of classical musicians.<ref name="friday_times" /><ref name="Dawn1">{{cite web|author=Peerzada Salman and Shoaib Ahmed|date=5 January 2017|title=Patiala Gharana loses another famous son (obituary of Bade Fateh Ali Khan)|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1306544|access-date=27 November 2018|publisher=Dawn|location=Pakistan}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Fateh Ali started singing at the age of nine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Habib |first=Aftab |title=The Maestro of the Patiala Gharana {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/06/the-maestro-of-the-patiala-gharana/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |language=en-GB |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816141507/https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/06/the-maestro-of-the-patiala-gharana/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The duo of Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali had a glorious singing debut in 1945 in [[Lahore]], sponsored by the influential connoisseur, Pandit Jeevanlal Mattoo.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan|url=https://www.sruti.com/index.php?route=archives/artist_details&artId=199|access-date=2022-02-18|website=sruti.com}}</ref> In 1949, the duo performed at the prestigious All Bengal Music Conference in [[Kolkata]] (then Calcutta), India, which brought them widespread recognition in both India and Pakistan.<ref name="Dawn1" /> Thereafter, both brothers toured South Asia extensively and became representatives of the [[Patiala gharana]] across the subcontinent.<ref name="travel-culture">{{Cite web|title=Ustad Amanat Ali Khan|url=https://www.travel-culture.com/pakistan/music/ustad-amanat-ali-khan.shtml|access-date=2022-02-15|website=travel-culture.com}}</ref>
They had a glorious debut in 1945 at [[Lahore]], sponsored by the influential connoisseur, Pandit Jeevanlal Mattoo. Their breakthrough came at the All-Bengal Music Conference in [[Calcutta]] in 1949, when Amanat Ali was 27, and Fateh Ali was 14, after which they never looked back.<ref name=Dawn1>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1306544 |author=Peerzada Salman and Shoaib Ahmed|title=Patiala Gharana loses another famous son (obituary of Bade Fateh Ali Khan)|date=5 January 2017|publisher=Dawn|location=Pakistan|accessdate=27 November 2018}}</ref>


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===After Partition of India===
Amanat Ali – Fateh Ali became celebrities while still in their teens in undivided [[British India]], and achieved their highest official recognition, when the [[President of Pakistan]] conferred on them the [[Pride of Performance]] Medal in 1969. The "Bade" (elder) prefix got attached to Fateh Ali's name, after younger Pakistani musicians with similar names, started making waves with an entirely different genre of music.
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Life changed dramatically for the budding stars after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, and the family decided to migrate to Pakistan. Overcoming destitution in their new home, the duo swung back while still in their teens to earn their rightful place amongst the foremost vocalists of the subcontinent. Fateh Ali was dealt a devastating blow with the demise of his brother Amanat Ali in 1974. Fateh Ali is reported to have had a deep depression for over a year and a half, following which he joined [[Radio Pakistan]] as a supervisor.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}


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The two brothers neatly divided their singing by specialisation. Amanat Ali Khan had a gifted voice and he embellished his singing in broad sweeps by ''lagao'', and blossoming out in the upper register while Fateh Ali engaged in intricacies of the countless ''behlawas'' and complex [[taan]]s, in a much lower and gravelly voice, respectively drawing inspiration from two elders of their gharana, Ustad [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] and Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan.<ref name=Dawn1/>
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===After independence of Pakistan===
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Life changed dramatically for the budding stars when India was partitioned in 1947, and the family opted to migrate to Pakistan. Overcoming destitution in their new home, the duo swung back, while still in their teens, to earn their rightful place amongst the foremost vocalists of the subcontinent. Fateh Ali was dealt a devastating blow with the demise of his brother Amanat Ali in 1974. Fateh Ali is reported to have suffered a deep depression for over a year and a half, following which he joined [[Radio Pakistan]] as a supervisor.


Fateh Ali did not sing for a few years following the death of his brother,<ref name=":2" /> but eventually resumed public performances, first with his younger brother [[Hamid Ali Khan]] and later with his nephews, [[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]] (1955–2007) and Amjad Amanat Ali Khan – both sons of [[Amanat Ali Khan]]. The absence of Amanat Ali made Fateh Ali redevelop and realign his singing style. He had to fill the void left by Amanat Ali in the middle of his career, which was not easy to do.
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The two brothers as a duo had neatly divided their singing by specialisation. Amanat Ali Khan had a gifted voice and he embellished his singing in broad sweeps by 'lagao', and blossoming out in the upper register while Fateh Ali engaged in intricacies of the countless 'behlawas' and complex [[taan]]s, in a much lower and gravelly voice, respectively drawing inspiration from two elders of their gharana, Ustad [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] and '''Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan'''.<ref name=Dawn1/>


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Although also trained in the medieval [[Dhrupad]] genre, the uncle-nephew duo restricts its repertoire to the modern mainstream genre, [[Khayal]], and the romanticist genres, [[Thumri]]s, [[Dadra]], and [[Ghazal]].<ref name=":3" /> The pair had, since their alliance, performed widely in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and South Asia, and released several recordings.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-6WRGHG75M Bade Fateh Ali Khan live performance on Pakistan Television (PTV) program 'Nikhar (1974)' on YouTube] Uploaded 26 October 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref> One highly unusual CD released in 1992 on the [[ECM Records|ECM]] label is entitled ''[[Ragas and Sagas]]'', which is a collaboration with Norwegian saxophonist [[Jan Garbarek]]. Fateh Ali has performed all over the world and has many students internationally. One of his favourite students was [[Deeyah]] from Norway. She is originally half Afghan and half Pakistani. She was born in Norway. And now she is in UK and have become an [[Emmy Award]] winner film maker.
Fateh Ali was urged to restart his performing career, but would break into tears when first beginning to sing. Bade Fateh Ali Khan eventually overcame this emotional block, and started singing as a duo with his younger brother [[Hamid Ali Khan]], as well his nephews, [[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]] (1952–2007) or Amjad Amanat Ali Khan who are both sons of his late brother [[Amanat Ali Khan]]. The absence of Amanat Ali made Fateh Ali redevelop and re-align his singing style. He had to fill the void left by Amanat Ali in the middle of his career, which was not an easy thing to do. The void was only partly filled by Amjad Amanat Ali Khan and [[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]], as these two have occupied a relatively junior role in comparison with the almost equal footing that Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali fulfilled as a duo.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwrUH3cQJrE Bade Fateh Ali Khan raga performance on YouTube] Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref>


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In the latter half of the 20th century, the Patiala style of [[Khyal]] singing has been represented by two streams of the gharana. One stream, gave the music world the Amanat Ali Khan and Bade Fateh Ali Khan duo. The other stream, through its training of [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan|Patiala-Kasur gharana]] vocalists, produced [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] (1903–1968),<ref name=Dawn1/> his brother [[Barkat Ali Khan]] (1907–1963), and the former's son, [[Munawar Ali Khan]] (1933–1989). With the stylistic distinctiveness and continuity of Khayal gharanas having fallen prey to socio-cultural changes on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, Bade Fateh Ali Khan is hailed as the last of the thoroughbred Patiala Gharana vocalists.
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Though trained also in the medieval [[Dhrupad]] genre, the uncle-nephew duo restricts its repertoire to the modern mainstream genre, [[Khayal]], and the romanticist genres, [[Thumri]]s, [[Dadra]], and [[Ghazal]]. The pair had, since their alliance, performed widely in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and South Asia, and released several recordings.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-6WRGHG75M Bade Fateh Ali Khan live performance on Pakistan Television (PTV) program 'Nikhar (1974)' on YouTube] Uploaded 26 October 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref> One highly unusual CD released in 1992 on the [[ECM Records|ECM]] label is entitled ''[[Ragas and Sagas]]'', which is a collaboration with Norwegian saxophonist [[Jan Garbarek]]. Fateh Ali has performed all over the world and has many students internationally. One of his favourite students was [[Deeyah]] from Norway. She is originally half Afghan and half Pakistani. She was born in Norway. And now she is in UK and have become an [[Emmy Award]] winner film maker.


===Notable students===
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In the latter half of the 20th century, the Patiala style of [[Khayal]] vocalism has been represented by two streams of the gharana. One stream, gave the music world the Amanat Ali Khan and Bade Fateh Ali Khan duo. The other stream, through its training of [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan|Patiala-Kasur gharana]] vocalists, produced [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] (1903–1968),<ref name=Dawn1/> his brother [[Barkat Ali Khan]] (1907–1963), and the former's son, [[Munawar Ali Khan]] (1933–1989). With the stylistic distinctiveness and continuity of Khayal gharanas having fallen prey to socio-cultural changes on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, Bade Fateh Ali Khan is the last of the thoroughbred Patiala Gharana vocalists.
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On Bade Fateh Ali Khan's death, his younger brother [[Hamid Ali Khan]] described him as a father figure for their entire family and also his teacher who taught him everything he knows about classical music.<ref name=Tribune/>


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His disciple, Ahmad Wali of [[Afghanistan]], had shown such talent at a young age that Ustad bestowed upon Ahmad Wali his own name thus calling him ''Ahmad Wali Fateh Ali Khan''. Ahmad Wali Fateh Ali Khan was born in 1987 and was first taught by Syed Muhibullah Hashimi and now Wali Fateh Ali Khan is a popular vocalist in Afghanistan. The famous nohakhawan ''Haider Rizvi Alhussaini'' was also a student of the great Bade Fateh Ali Khan.<ref name=Dawn1/> In 2016, he teaches classical music classes at [[Pakistan National Council of Arts]] (PNCA) in [[Islamabad]] as he has gotten older.<ref name=Dawn>[http://www.dawn.com/news/581785/ustad-fateh-ali-khan-a-living-legend Bade Fateh Ali Khan a living legend] Dawn (newspaper), published 14 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref>
===Disciples===
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On Bade Fateh Ali Khan's death, his younger brother [[Hamid Ali Khan]] called him like a father figure for his family and also his teacher who taught him everything he knows about classical music.<ref name=Tribune/>


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Ustad Fateh Ali Khan's signature vocal style has influenced many singers around the world, including classical vocal prodigy, Shyam Panchmatia, about whom the Ustad said, "we are fortunate that such young talent exists around the world; the future of our music is safe in their hands." Shyam's exposition of Raag Megh from the [[Patiala Gharana]] has been featured on the [[BBC]] after being performed internationally.
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His disciple, Ahmad Wali of [[Afghanistan]], had shown such talent at a young age that Ustad bestowed upon Ahmad Wali his own name thus calling him ''Ahmad Wali Fateh Ali Khan''. Ahmad Wali Fateh Ali Khan was born in 1987 and was first taught by his father and other masters (teachers) in the [[Patiala Gharana]] made famous by Ustad [[Mohammad Hussain Sarahang]] and now Wali Fateh Ali Khan is a popular vocalist in Afghanistan. The famous nohakhawan ''Haider Rizvi Alhussaini'' was also a student of the great Bade Fateh Ali Khan.<ref name=Dawn1/> In 2016, he teaches classical music classes at [[Pakistan National Council of Arts]] (PNCA) in [[Islamabad]] as he has gotten older.<ref name=Dawn>[http://www.dawn.com/news/581785/ustad-fateh-ali-khan-a-living-legend Bade Fateh Ali Khan a living legend] Dawn (newspaper), published 14 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref>


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Other notable students include Amanat Ali Khan's son, [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]], an accomplished classical, pop, and playback singer who has brought attention to several Patiala gharana compositions penned by Fateh Ali and Amanat Ali by arranging the scores in more contemporary styles.<ref name=Dawn1/>
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Ustad Fateh Ali Khan's signature vocal style has influenced many singers around the world, including classical vocal prodigy, Shyam Panchmatia, about whom the [[Ustad]] said, "we are fortunate that such young talent exists around the world; the future of our music is safe in their hands." Shyam's exposition of Raag Megh from the [[Patiala Gharana]] has been featured on the [[BBC]] after being performed internationally.


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== Death==
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Other notable students include [[Ustad Amanat Ali Khan]]'s son, [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]], who has brought attention to several compositions penned by Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and his brother by arranging the background score in a popular style.<ref name=Dawn1/>
Khan developed lung disease in late 2016 and was admitted to [[Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|PIMS Hospital]] in [[Islamabad]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=Feb 25, 2018|title=Patiala Gharana: Punjabis don't go raaga about Patiala gharana anymore {{!}} Chandigarh News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjabis-dont-go-raaga-about-patiala-gharana-anymore/articleshow/63065613.cms|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-01-05|title=Renowned classical singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/renowned-qawwal-ustad-fateh-ali-khan-leaves-for-his-heavenly-abode-4459770/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> where he died on 4 January on 2017 at the age of 82.<ref name=Tribune/><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=Jan 5, 2017|title=Renowned Classical Singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan Passes Away|url=http://hmagpak.com/hello-pakistan/10204/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=hmagpak.com|language=en-US}}</ref> His funeral prayers were held in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.<ref name=":1" /> In March 2017, a tribute event was organised at the [[Arts Council of Pakistan]], [[Karachi]] in his honour and remembrance.<ref>[http://artscouncil.org.pk/acp/index.php/2017/03/02/tribute-to-music-icon-ustad-fateh-ali-khan/ Tribute to Music icon Ustad Fateh Ali Khan at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128034926/http://artscouncil.org.pk/acp/index.php/2017/03/02/tribute-to-music-icon-ustad-fateh-ali-khan/ |date=28 November 2018 }}, Arts Council of Pakistan website, Published 2 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref> He was buried at [[Mominpura Graveyard]] in Lahore<ref name="Tribune" /> where his brother and singing partner Amanat Ali Khan and nephew Asad Amanat Ali Khan are also buried.

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== Death and legacy==
Bade Fateh Ali Khan suffered lung disease in the last week of December 2016. He was admitted to a hospital and died at the age of 82 on 4 January 2017.<ref name=Tribune/>

In March 2017, a ''Musical Tribute Event'' to honor him was held at [[Arts Council of Pakistan]], [[Karachi]].<ref>[http://artscouncil.org.pk/acp/index.php/2017/03/02/tribute-to-music-icon-ustad-fateh-ali-khan/ Tribute to Music icon Ustad Fateh Ali Khan at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi], Arts Council of Pakistan website, Published 2 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018</ref>

On his death, a major Pakistani English language newspaper commented, "Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, a distinguished classical singer and one of the most celebrated vocalists belonging to the Patiala Gharana of classical music, died in Islamabad on Wednesday. He was 82."<ref name=Dawn1/>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
*[[Pride of Performance]] Award back in 1969 by the [[President of Pakistan]] for the singing duo of brothers [[Amanat Ali Khan]] and Bade Fateh Ali Khan.<ref name=Dawn1/><ref name=Dawn/>
*[[Pride of Performance]] Award in 1969 by the [[President of Pakistan]] (honoured together with [[Amanat Ali Khan]]).<ref name="Tribune" /><ref name=Dawn1/><ref name=Dawn/>
*[[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]] (Medal of Distinction) by the [[Government of Pakistan]].<ref name=Tribune/>
*[[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]] (Medal of Distinction) by the [[Government of Pakistan]].<ref name=Tribune/>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==


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Ustad
Bade Fateh Ali Khan
PP
بڑے فتح علی خان
Born20 April 1935
Hoshiarpur, Punjab Province of British India (present-day Punjab, India)
Died4 January 2017 (aged 82)
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad
OccupationClassical vocalist
Years active1945–2016
Known for
Tarana
Children2
FatherAkhtar Hussain
Relatives
AwardsPride of Performance by the President of Pakistan (1969)

Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan PP (Urdu: بڑے فتح علی خان; (20 April 1935 - 4 January 2017) was among the foremost Khyal vocalists in Pakistan, and a leading exponent of the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the younger of the legendary singing duo Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali, who enjoyed immense prestige and success across the subcontinent and beyond until the sudden and unexpected death of Ustad Amanat Ali Khan in 1974.[1][2] For his contributions to classical music, Fateh Ali was honoured (along with Amanat Ali) with the highest national literary award of Pakistan — the Pride of Performance — by the President of Pakistan in 1969.[1][3][4]

Early life

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Fateh Ali was born in Shamchaurasi, Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, British India in 1935.[5][1] He was named after his grandfather Ali Bakhsh Jarnail's close friend and singing partner, 'Colonel' Fateh Ali Khan.[6] Along with his elder brother Amanat Ali, he was trained by their father, Akhtar Hussain Khan,[3][7] a distinguished vocalist in the patronage of the princely state of Patiala in colonial British India. Their grandfather had also served as the musician – along with 'Colonel' Fateh Ali Khan) – in the same royal court. The Patiala Gharana was founded in the mid to late 19th century by his great-grandfather Mian Kallu (also known as Kalu-miya Khan)[8] who had received classical music training from the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar's court musician Mir Qutub Bakhsh Tanrus Khan of Delhi gharana of classical musicians.[5][4]

Career

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Fateh Ali started singing at the age of nine.[9] The duo of Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali had a glorious singing debut in 1945 in Lahore, sponsored by the influential connoisseur, Pandit Jeevanlal Mattoo.[10] In 1949, the duo performed at the prestigious All Bengal Music Conference in Kolkata (then Calcutta), India, which brought them widespread recognition in both India and Pakistan.[4] Thereafter, both brothers toured South Asia extensively and became representatives of the Patiala gharana across the subcontinent.[11]

After Partition of India

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Life changed dramatically for the budding stars after the partition of India in 1947, and the family decided to migrate to Pakistan. Overcoming destitution in their new home, the duo swung back while still in their teens to earn their rightful place amongst the foremost vocalists of the subcontinent. Fateh Ali was dealt a devastating blow with the demise of his brother Amanat Ali in 1974. Fateh Ali is reported to have had a deep depression for over a year and a half, following which he joined Radio Pakistan as a supervisor.[citation needed]

The two brothers neatly divided their singing by specialisation. Amanat Ali Khan had a gifted voice and he embellished his singing in broad sweeps by lagao, and blossoming out in the upper register while Fateh Ali engaged in intricacies of the countless behlawas and complex taans, in a much lower and gravelly voice, respectively drawing inspiration from two elders of their gharana, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan.[4]

Fateh Ali did not sing for a few years following the death of his brother,[6] but eventually resumed public performances, first with his younger brother Hamid Ali Khan and later with his nephews, Asad Amanat Ali Khan (1955–2007) and Amjad Amanat Ali Khan – both sons of Amanat Ali Khan. The absence of Amanat Ali made Fateh Ali redevelop and realign his singing style. He had to fill the void left by Amanat Ali in the middle of his career, which was not easy to do.

Although also trained in the medieval Dhrupad genre, the uncle-nephew duo restricts its repertoire to the modern mainstream genre, Khayal, and the romanticist genres, Thumris, Dadra, and Ghazal.[10] The pair had, since their alliance, performed widely in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and South Asia, and released several recordings.[12] One highly unusual CD released in 1992 on the ECM label is entitled Ragas and Sagas, which is a collaboration with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek. Fateh Ali has performed all over the world and has many students internationally. One of his favourite students was Deeyah from Norway. She is originally half Afghan and half Pakistani. She was born in Norway. And now she is in UK and have become an Emmy Award winner film maker.

In the latter half of the 20th century, the Patiala style of Khyal singing has been represented by two streams of the gharana. One stream, gave the music world the Amanat Ali Khan and Bade Fateh Ali Khan duo. The other stream, through its training of Patiala-Kasur gharana vocalists, produced Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1903–1968),[4] his brother Barkat Ali Khan (1907–1963), and the former's son, Munawar Ali Khan (1933–1989). With the stylistic distinctiveness and continuity of Khayal gharanas having fallen prey to socio-cultural changes on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, Bade Fateh Ali Khan is hailed as the last of the thoroughbred Patiala Gharana vocalists.

Notable students

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On Bade Fateh Ali Khan's death, his younger brother Hamid Ali Khan described him as a father figure for their entire family and also his teacher who taught him everything he knows about classical music.[1]

His disciple, Ahmad Wali of Afghanistan, had shown such talent at a young age that Ustad bestowed upon Ahmad Wali his own name thus calling him Ahmad Wali Fateh Ali Khan. Ahmad Wali Fateh Ali Khan was born in 1987 and was first taught by Syed Muhibullah Hashimi and now Wali Fateh Ali Khan is a popular vocalist in Afghanistan. The famous nohakhawan Haider Rizvi Alhussaini was also a student of the great Bade Fateh Ali Khan.[4] In 2016, he teaches classical music classes at Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad as he has gotten older.[13]

Ustad Fateh Ali Khan's signature vocal style has influenced many singers around the world, including classical vocal prodigy, Shyam Panchmatia, about whom the Ustad said, "we are fortunate that such young talent exists around the world; the future of our music is safe in their hands." Shyam's exposition of Raag Megh from the Patiala Gharana has been featured on the BBC after being performed internationally.

Other notable students include Amanat Ali Khan's son, Shafqat Amanat Ali, an accomplished classical, pop, and playback singer who has brought attention to several Patiala gharana compositions penned by Fateh Ali and Amanat Ali by arranging the scores in more contemporary styles.[4]

Death

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Khan developed lung disease in late 2016 and was admitted to PIMS Hospital in Islamabad[14][15] where he died on 4 January on 2017 at the age of 82.[1][14][16] His funeral prayers were held in Lahore, Pakistan.[15] In March 2017, a tribute event was organised at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi in his honour and remembrance.[17] He was buried at Mominpura Graveyard in Lahore[1] where his brother and singing partner Amanat Ali Khan and nephew Asad Amanat Ali Khan are also buried.

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Adnan Lodhi (5 January 2017). "Ustad Fateh Ali Khan dead at 82". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. ^ No ceremony to remember legendary singer Amanat Ali (singing duo of Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali Khan) The Nation (newspaper), Published 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2018
  3. ^ a b "Ustad Amanat Ali Khan". emipakistan.com. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Peerzada Salman and Shoaib Ahmed (5 January 2017). "Patiala Gharana loses another famous son (obituary of Bade Fateh Ali Khan)". Pakistan: Dawn. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Ustads Amanat Ali Khan and Fateh Ali Khan". The Friday Times (newspaper). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Remembering Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Patriarch of the Patiala Gharana". The Wire. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ Kaur, Amarjot (2 August 2014). "Lend him your ears". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Search Results for Paṭiālā gharānā - Oxford Reference". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ Habib, Aftab. "The Maestro of the Patiala Gharana | Pakistan Today". Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan". sruti.com. 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Ustad Amanat Ali Khan". travel-culture.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. ^ Bade Fateh Ali Khan live performance on Pakistan Television (PTV) program 'Nikhar (1974)' on YouTube Uploaded 26 October 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2018
  13. ^ a b Bade Fateh Ali Khan a living legend Dawn (newspaper), published 14 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2018
  14. ^ a b "Patiala Gharana: Punjabis don't go raaga about Patiala gharana anymore | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Renowned classical singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan passes away". The Indian Express. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Renowned Classical Singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan Passes Away". hmagpak.com. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  17. ^ Tribute to Music icon Ustad Fateh Ali Khan at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi Archived 28 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Arts Council of Pakistan website, Published 2 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018
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