Abdul Karim Khan

Not to be confused with Abdul Karim Khan (Yarkand) or Abdul Karim (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa politician).

Abdul Karim Khan
Background information
Born11 November 1872
OriginKairana, Uttar Pradesh
Died27 October 1937 (aged 64)
GenresIndian classical music
OccupationSinger of hindustani classical music
Years active1893–1937
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Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (Devanagari: उस्ताद अब्दुल करीम ख़ान, Persian: اُستاد عبدُالکریم خان) (11 November 1872 – 27 October 1937) was an Indian classical singer and, along with his cousin Abdul Wahid Khan, the founder of the Kirana gharana of classical music.

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